OK Gary I see your point - but I do want KAT500 to be top notch. A decent solution could be a few antennas inputs and outputs in the basic model and then an add-in module with more options as I believe it to be the hardware making more antennas expensive - I believe that the switching circuitry being at almost the same price level for 4 or 16 antenna ports.
Vy 73 de OZ1CCM Kel -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth. net] On Behalf Of Gary Gregory Sent: 11. juli 2011 09:16 To: Johnny Siu Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; r...@aol.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ] KPA500 Multiple Antenna Option Sorry to say this but when is enough, enough?....the KPA-500 will come in both desktop and remote versions, it will have balanced AND unbalanced antenna connections...I now wonder when someone will ask for 10 of each? To simply keep adding numerical options drive the price up for all customers. I certainly don't require more than 4 antennas but I appreciate some folks have 10 or more to play with and several radio to boot. But they are NOT the vast majority of Elecraft customers I would guess. I think a search of the archives may reveal that the KAT-500 will have 3 antenna connections and one is for single wire or open wire feedline. I am going from memory and we all know how dangerous that can be...:-) One other comment I would make is that IF I had a Quadra I cannot think why I would buy a KPA-500....unles it does not do 6M maybe?...not sure what Yucksu provide...:-) 73's Gary On 11 July 2011 15:58, Johnny Siu <vr2...@yahoo.com.hk> wrote: > Hello Dick, > > I think it is very common that many of us have more than one radio and > one antenna. Multiple antenna output and input sockets are just a > logical customer's wish. > > I hope the forthcoming KAT500 will address this issue. Otherwise, I > am afraid I have to go for the others such as SPE > > TNX & 73, > > > Johnny VR2XMC > > �末U "r...@aol.com" <r...@aol.com> > 收件人�U elecraft@mailman.qth.net > �魉腿掌讴U 2011年07月11日 (�L一) 12:55 PM > 主�}�U [Elecraft] KPA500 Multiple Antenna Option > > I'd love to see the KPA500 companion Antenna Tuner have a minimum of > 5 antenna outputs which can be controlled automatically via the K3. > This is the only way I'd purchase a KPA500 as otherwise I'll keep my > Quadra which does automatic bandswitching nicely with the K3. > > 73, > Dick- K9OM > > > > > In a message dated 7/10/2011 10:53:16 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > elecraft-requ...@mailman.qth.net writes: > > I am not familiar with the various outboard devices to which you > refer (as have never needed them). I am not suggesting that the > KPA500 needs additional antenna outputs though that is one way to do > it. That would constritute an internal antenna switch. The KPA500 > represents many upgrades from my 1980's amplifier so I am surprised > that my 80's amp has a capability that the KPA500 doesn't. > > The band data information from the K3 goes to the KPA500 to tell it what > band it is to be on. Are you saying this can be paralleled safely and > also > instruct another device? I would think such might not be compatible > and a risky thing to do. > > In my set up (with an old Yaesu FL-7000) the band data information > from the > K3 goes to the FL7000 to tell it which band to be on. The FL7000 then > associates one of four antenna positions with a band, this is > changeable at any time and then remembered, and outputs relay control > to a remote antenna switch. If the remote switch is not in use, the > "antenna" which is associated by band is irrelevant. I am surprised > that the KPA500 does not have this capability standard and built in > with the outboard remote antenna relay being an option. Without > this, band changing is not, in fact, automatic. > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email > list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile Elecraft Equipment K3 #679, KPA-500 #018 Living the dream!!! ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
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