No, they still exist. Just not functional at this time. I have no idea what it would take to make them functional...
That project allowed the development of some very interesting technology that is in use in the KPA500 and maybe a few other places. A lot of the protection mechanisms first saw the light off day there. Because of all the things we learned in that project, the KPA 500 is a far better amp than the predecessors. That was a fun project, oh so long ago. So was developing the KPA500 for that matter. And, as many will attest, the KPA500 is a whole lot of fun to use, especially for this contester. - JackB, W6FB > On Dec 13, 2014, at 12:54 PM, Scott Manthe <scott.man...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Jack, > Did Elecraft destroy the two functional units they had at Dayton? I literally > spent hours looking at them at Dayton, and the KPA1500 was running at legal > limit output for three days. It was a beauty! > > http://www.n6ie.com/Elecraft.html > > 73, > Scott, N9AA > > On 12/13/14, 3:10 PM, Jack Brindle wrote: >> Hey Vic; >> >> Hope you are enjoying life in Israel. Someday I'd love to visit the country. >> Strange not having you over here, though. >> >> As for the original KPAs, I can assure you that at this time there are no >> functional units. There are a lot of wild rumors on the list in this topic, >> most very much untrue. But, I will also say that the KPA500 contains a close >> derivative of the firmware from the earlier effort. >> >> And yes, the older units were beasts! Carrying them took a bit of effort! >> >> 73! >> >> JackB, W6FB >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 jackbrin...@me.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
