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SPE Expert 1.5K-FA Taurus Dual LDMOS 1500 Watts

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$6,999.00
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1.5K-FA Taurus
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Product Description

 Government imposed tariffs, customs and duty fees are included in price.

Discounts available:

Pick up in store (Paris Texas) by appointment $75 discount. (Texas Tax Charged on Local Pickup 8.25 percent)

2.5 Percent ($174.98) Discount if paying by cash, bank wire, certified check

We Take Trade ins

 

 

This product does not currently qualify for any other promotions, discounts, rebates or coupon codes

For more information please see www.expertamps.com

 

The manual has now been uploaded to the Web Here

 

More Rugged, More Powerful, More Reliable, More Efficiency

High Linearity-Remotable

Protection against first Spike

5:1 ATU Built In

Power Supply from 110-255VAC Built in

Perfect for the shack and DXpeditions

All operating parameters (frequency, antenna, tuner, etc) are controlled from your transceiver.


• Two LDMOS (1.8 KW dissipation each) for the highest linearity and efficiency.
• Powerful: solid 1.5 KW on all bands and all modes, Even FT8.
• ATU Built-In: bypassable per antenna and band. Matching up-to 5:1.
• More rugged, more powerful, more reliable, more linear than the 1.5 K-FA thanks to the dual LDMOS
• Very Light: 9.8 kg (21.5 lbs).
• Very Small: h12, w 28, d 36 cm (4.72”x11.02”x14.17”) connectors included.
• Wide Frequency Coverage: 1.8 MHz to 54 MHz, including WARCs.
• Where permitted: 60 m. full power.
• Internal Switching Power Supply with PFC (100-255 VAC).
• Manages 4 antennas automatically.
• Automatically switches between 2 transceivers.
• SO2R operation.
• Predistortion Output - 60 dB
• Manages SPE AM-01 Remote Antenna Matrix.
• Can manage an external set of Band Pass Filters.
• Up to 2 antennas can be selected for every band.
• Additional receiving antenna can be selected.
• Drives directly up to 4 dynamic antennas (SteppIR, Ultrabeam) for an easiest layout.
• No relay contacts are switched when current is flowing due to special software.
• QSK.
• Fully remotable.
• Remote control and all software upgrades fully available on SPE website.
• USB and RS 232 ports.
• 3 Selectable Power Output: MAX, MID (1000 W), LOW (500 W).
• Very clean and low distortion signal.
• Both inputs always perfectly matched.
• Quiet Operation: fans linearly controlled by power supply and power amplifier temperatures.
• Fully protected included the first spike of the transceiver.
• Over 32000 lines of software for performance that cannot be found together in any other amplifier.
• Two very fast CPUs.
• CAT and band data compatible with all rigs on the market allowing automatic control of antennas,
bands, ATU matchings.
• Complete with heavy duty carrying bag allowing carry-on to airplanes.
• Certifications: CE, FCC, RCM (C-Tick).

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N.B. These specifications are subject to change without notice

 


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  1. New SPE Taurus 5 Star Review

    Posted by on 31st Oct 2025

    Pulled the trigger on a legal limit solid state amp. I sold my 1.3 back to Richard. I have had the amp about 1.5 weeks. I have it connected to a Flex 6500 and a Yaesu FTDX10. I bought the Cat Cables from Dan which really are a must have. With the cables your drive power and alc are controlled to not overdrive the amplifier. The signal produced is pretty good and doesnt stray much beyond the TX bandwidth and I am being very critical here. Amp is quiet it sits right beside me and I operate SSB and no one can hear the fans. Now that I have gone through and tuned all frequencies and the Cat Cables are connected it is just pick a frequency and transmit. This amp is going to make me lazy but I am not giving up my tube amps! Overall pleased with this large purchase. A printed manual should be included for $7k USD. 73 KC1TQN


  2. New SPE Taurus 5 Star Review

    Posted by on 31st Oct 2025

    Pulled the trigger on a legal limit solid state amp. I sold my 1.3 back to Richard. I have had the amp about 1.5 weeks. I have it connected to a Flex 6500 and a Yaesu FTDX10. I bought the Cat Cables from Dan which really are a must have. With the cables your drive power and alc are controlled to not overdrive the amplifier. The signal produced is pretty good and doesnt stray much beyond the TX bandwidth and I am being very critical here. Amp is quiet it sits right beside me and I operate SSB and no one can hear the fans. Now that I have gone through and tuned all frequencies and the Cat Cables are connected it is just pick a frequency and transmit. This amp is going to make me lazy but I am not giving up my tube amps! Overall pleased with this large purchase. A printed manual should be included for $7k USD. 73 KC1TQN


  3. Probably the best amplifier on the market! 5 Star Review

    Posted by on 26th Aug 2025

    After owning the 1K-FA v3 for a number of years with absolutely zero issues, I was attracted to the 100% duty cycle of this amplifier and full output even on digital modes. I don't have an easy way to get 240v to the shack so being able to run 1.5 kW off of my 20A 120v circuit works very well. This is fully integrated with my Icom remote setup and I like the improvement in the GUI to make it look just a little more modern than the pervious version software. If you are not used to using a solid state amplifier, you'll be glad you made the move. We're all used to buying a product that we can get from any of our favorite suppliers on the net but I really feel that SPE did the right thing by purposely limited their distributers to maintain quality from assembly all the way to distribution. The guys at SPE were great to deal with when I had a couple of questions but they are on about a 24 hour delay depending on when you email them because they are in Italy. Quit reading reviews and buy one, you won't be dissapointed.


  4. Extremely pleased with my new SPE 1.5 K-FA Taurus! 5 Star Review

    Posted by on 3rd Jul 2025

    I did a ton of research on solid state amplifiers before I decided to purchase this SPE 1.5 K-FA Taurus. It is not the cheapest but in my opinion based on my performance, other reviews and chat on the groups.io SPE group, this amplifier is definitely best in class! Took me a bit to wrap my head around the fully automatic operation and initial setup ( I'm coming from tube type amps, latest a 8877.. ) but after everything set up this thing is a monster! It truly creates an automatic 1500 watt radio out of my ICOM IC 7610. I am not using automatic antenna switching currently but that might happen in the future. The protection circuit worked wonderfully the one time I forgot to select the correct antenna. 100% output on digital modes if you want. Lots of headroom available because of the dual LDMOS devices. Lots and lots of positive impressions with this amp so far, nothing negative. And, great service from MTC! Thanks Richard!



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