AL G. wrote:

Ideal for FT-817 / IC-703 to add some oommpppfff for home or automobile!
Built-in 6 Band bandpass (auto band or manual choice), drive: 5-10w or
20-25w, output 250-300w depending band used, 1.8 thru 29mhz, 14v @ 40A
drain. Sell only to licensed amateur radio 'op'. Never used mobile, like new
condx : bought 600w output solid state to replace this amp. $250. shipped
from WNY. See : www.rmitaly.com Page 5, HLA-300. ERG




I had the 500W version of one of these. David, at the factory in
Milano, told me over the phone that they were broadbanded and covered 10
through 80M well. I found out the hard way that efficiency on the RM
Italy amps drops off substantially as you get away from the design
target 10M (read "11M") band. They're really designed for 11M CB use
overseas, and nothing else. I retired this unit after finding out what
the limitations were (like 12W SSB input max, not 50W like the regs.
state, and only getting 100 - 120W on 40M with 12W max. input, even
though the amp is a 500W unit). I finally bought an Ameritron ALS-500
with remote. Best money I ever spent, for what it's worth. I do miss
the built-in RX preamp, though.

73,

Doug Gavilanes, N6XQY
GArden Grove, CA.