Vito (VA3VMD) — July 27, 2019
Rock Solid Performer
Did a ton of research prior to purchasing and finally pulled the trigger on the Acom1010. This Amp definitively measures up to it's reviews. Built, engineered and designed with high quality and a definite performer. Very easy to tune and operate even if you've never used a tube amp before. My VSWR is well below 3:1 on all Bands and the amplifier is designed to tolerate VSWR levels of up to 3:1 throughout its operating range, tuning is simplified by ACOM’s exclusive True Resistance Indicator (TRI), as such no antenna tuner is required if you're within the VSWR 3:1 specs. The Amp also has great protection features against operator errors. Documentation and support is top notch and very responsive even with pre-sales questions. 40-50W drive gives me between 550-680W PEP which is where I like to run it. 60w drive will push you to 800W+. It has a single Svetlana 4CX800A (GU74B) high-performance ceramic-metal tetrode tube with plate dissipation of 800 W (forced air cooling, grid-driven). Even after looking at some high-end solid state amps I kept coming back to the ACOM. Totally happy and satisfied customer!