SPE Expert 1.3K-FA – with ATU

1.3 KW Solid State Fully Automatic Linear Amplifier

RF SOLUTIONS is the authorised dealer for Australia/New Zealand

• The smallest in its class:
  • Built-in power supply and automatic antenna tuner
  • Dimensions: L 28cm, H 12cm, D 38cm (including connectors)
  • Weight: 11kg

• The most technologically advanced solid state amplifier in the world:
  • Two powerful CPUs in use
  • More than 30,000 lines of software for performance unmatched in any other amplifier

• Fully automatic:
  • Easy connection with transceivers from ICOM, Yaesu, Kenwood, Ten-Tec, FlexRadio, and Elecraft for immediate management of bands, tuner and antenna
  • Same performance with all makes and some homemade rigs
  • The operator only has to operate the transceiver, and the amplifier will follow automatically

Click on the images below to enlarge:

Front view

Rear panel

Downloads

• SPE Expert 1.3K-FA Leaflet
• SPE Expert 1.3K-FA User Manual – third series
• SPE Expert 1.3K-FA User Manual – second series
• SPE Expert 1.3K-FA User Manual – first series
• A note about the third series update

Warranty Terms

RF SOLUTIONS supports the manufacturer’s warranty as stated below:

For a period of two (2) years from the invoice date, SPE / Distributor warrants in the EU, at authorized laboratories, the free repair of manufacturing defects and the free replacement of defective components.

Each power LDMOS/MOSFET is guaranteed for the first 3 months and for a single replacement.

The warranty is not applicable in the cases specified below.

The Purchaser only has to pay all the shipping expenses in both directions.

Customers should address requests for warranty service work to the Distributor/Dealer where they made their purchase.

As part of their reseller agreement with SPE, they are fully responsible for service support.

If the Distributor/Dealer has closed down and if he is not replaced, SPE will be directly responsible for warranty service at their factory in Rome. The shipping expenses to and from SPE will then be paid by the customer.

SPE EXPERT 1.3K-FA or SPE EXPERT 1.5K-FA?

With the release of the new SPE EXPERT 1.5K-FA, this does not mean that the SPE EXPERT 1.3K-FA has been superseded.  The SPE EXPERT 1.3K-FA is still very much a current model.

In fact, these are two wonderful products with some important differences designed into each amplifier in order to best cover the varying needs of our customers.

Dimensions and weight are identical between the two amplifier models.

This means that we keep the unmatched portability of the 1.3K-FA for the DXpeditions, which has made this amplifier irreplaceable and unmatched.

The differences between the 1.3K-FA and the 1.5K-FA are as follows:

(Please note that all other features are identical in the two models.)

SPE EXPERT 1.3K-FA

• Solid 1.3KW PEP on every band and mode.
• Available with or without ATU.

SPE EXPERT 1.5K-FA

• Solid 1.5KW output on every band and mode.
• Pre-distortion output connector fo
  

Launch of the third series of SPE EXPERT 1.3K-FA and 1.5K-FA amplifiers

As is now well known, most of the transceivers on the market today have an issue with a strong spike at the beginning of each transmission, causing damage to both solid-state and some tube amplifiers.

This spike is present, even if you manually reduce the output power on the transceiver.

Amplifiers using LDMOS are particularly susceptible to the spikes, compared to the previous RF power mosfet generation.

In accordance with SPE’s commitment to continuous improvement of our products, we have developed a proprietary circuit which cancels any type of spikes.

This is not a simple clipper but a complex hardware circuit, not a single component, faster than the very fast LDMOS.

Unfortunately, this hardware modification cannot be applied to previous series of the SPE EXPERT amplifiers.

The slowdown of the manufacturing industry and parts availability due to the pandemic has allowed SPE to focus on and complete these upgrades.

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