Ok, fine. You guys convinced me. I'm getting KPA500/KAT500 over at Dayton next week. Elecraft guys: here i come! __________________ Slava (Sal) B, W2RMS w2...@arrl.net
On May 7, 2014, at 10:14 PM, Phil Wheeler <w...@socal.rr.com> wrote: > Same here re adding the KPA500/KAT500. I did have an Ameriton AL-811H, and > still do -- but have not fired it up since 2002. Worked fine, but not easy to > use since it needed re-tuned with significant QSY. So mainly I did fine with > my K2/100 and it was great until replaced by the "greater" K3! > > The Elecraft system is pretty much like having a 500 W. K3/P3. Once set up no > need to touch the PA or ATU. Plus it the KAT500 handles switching among three > antennas. I have four but #4 is a 30 m dipole and I mostly use that with > lower power rigs (K2, K1 or KX3). > > The main shack re-work I needed was to replace RG-8X in-shack coax runs with > RG-213. The AL-811H was only used with my beam and mostly on 20 SSB, and had > dedicated cables to the antenna port. My desk and shelf set up worked fine > with the amp and atu -- and my shack looks much neater (there was a Kenwood > TS-570DG where the KPA500 is now). > > 73, Phil w7ox > > On 5/7/14, 4:50 PM, Joseph Carter wrote: >> I just added the KPA500 and the KAT500 last month - first amp I've ever had >> but so cannot compare but love it! >> Issue for me was ability to run on 120 volts. Great fun to assemble both and >> as mentioned nice compact grouping / size for my space constraints. >> Joe, w9jc >> >> >> On May 7, 2014, at 6:10 PM, Charlie T, K3ICH wrote: >> >>> Well, if you want a kilowatt station the Icom IC-7600 and PW-1 offer the >>> same functionality with a built-in antenna matching circuit. >>> >>> Curiously, I am getting about 400 watts out of the PW-1 driving it directly >>> with the KX3 at 12 watts out (no ALC). >>> >>> 73, Charlie k3ICH >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill W2BLC" <w2...@nycap.rr.com> >>> To: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 4:14 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 question >>> >>> >>>> Exactly! The K-Line amounts to a fully automated (no tuning or knob >>>> twisting) 500 Watt HF station. Last time I saw that was a Halicrafters >>>> Tornado. >>>> >>>> I changed my entire radio desk to create more storage and shelves from the >>>> space formerly used by a large tube amp and the large tuner I used with >>>> it. The K3 and P3 take about the same space the previous HF rig took and >>>> the KPA500 and KAT500 take just slightly more space than the K3 by itself. >>>> In other words, the K-Line is extremely space efficient. >>>> >>>> Bill K-Line > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to sla...@nullserv.com ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
