John,

It's a very popular amp and I think easy to use.  It was on my short list 
when amp shopping last month.  Read the e-ham reviews and ask on the air, 
there are a lot of them out there.  One issue that pops up on occasion is 
quality control problems.

Now this is second hand  info that I picked up somewhere, but supposedly the 
latest versions of the ALS-600  will do autobandswitching  with the use of a 
$120 option.  This optional unit is  the same as used by the  500 watt 
mobile amp for auto bandswitching.    It may be true, or who knows?

Like Kevin, I went  a little deeper into the wallet and got a Tokyo 
Hy-Power.  Mine is the HL-1.2KFX which I got  3 weeks ago.  Compact, Just 
set the band switch and operate,  includes 10/12 meters  without mods, full 
break-in and 750 pep ssb.

I'm happy with my choice and hope you will be happy with whatever you 
choose.

73, Steve KW3A
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Nathan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: Ameritron ALS-600


> Hi John,
>
> I think it's a pretty good amp.  It is very, very blind friendly since the
> only control on it is the band switch.  If you have some sort of tuning
> indicator such as the TW-1 power meter from LDG you can use it to set the
> ALC with a pot on the back but that is all of the adjustments you need to
> make.
>
> However, just to suggest an alternative, for a couple of hundred dollars
> more you could buy the Tokyo Hy-Power HL-1KFX which is the amplifier I 
> have
> and is, in my opinion, a much better product.  It has the added 
> convenience
> of containing the power supply in the same cabinet as the amplifier and 
> also
> has a switch on the bottom to change from 120 to 240 volts with ease.  It 
> is
> also very blind friendly being similar in operation to the ALS-600.  It
> offers about the same power output as well.
>
> Good luck with your purchase and very 73.
>
>
> Kevin :)
> Amateur Radio:  K7RX
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of John Vernaleken
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 16:32
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Ameritron ALS-600
>
> Hello all,
>
>
> Any comments or experience with Ameritron ALS-600?
>
> How blind friendly is it?
> Thanks
>
> John  KC2QJB
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