Perhaps the K4 should have been a 40V radio and the K3S remain as the
12V "portable" or "field" version.
k4ia, Buck
K3# 101
Honor Roll 8B DXCC
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On 11/4/2019 5:02 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
On 2019-11-04 4:44 PM, Scott Manthe wrote:
> Elecraft's design philosophy dictates that their radio be capable of
> portable/field operation, so that's how they design their radios.
> They're lightweight, efficient, and operate off 12 volts.
If that's the design philosophy, limit the power output to 60 W PEP.
Elecraft already have *two* other 12V capable radios - the KX2 and KX3 -
of one doesn't count the K2. *WHY* create another dirty 12V radio
("active predistortion" is not the solution) when one can have a clean
60W radio at 12V or a clean 200W radio at 40V?
Build a DC-DC supply for the 40V PA stage if one wants to run it from
an automobile electrical system (or install a separate 48V alternator,
regulator and battery specifically for the PA stage).
Increasing transmit IMD by a factor of 40 just to operate the radio
at 100 W PEP on a 12 battery is unconscionable given today's state
of the art. It was different when 48V transistors/FETs were not
available but that ship sailed almost 20 years ago.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 2019-11-04 4:44 PM, Scott Manthe wrote:
Elecraft's design philosophy dictates that their radio be capable of
portable/field operation, so that's how they design their radios.
They're lightweight, efficient, and operate off 12 volts. Lots of
other manufacturers love giant, heavy rigs. Elecraft doesn't.
73,
Scott N9AA
On 11/4/19 3:52 PM, David Gilbert wrote:
I agree completely with all of that, but with the discontinuance of
the K3s it seems that Elecraft doesn't really consider the K4 to be
strictly a base station rig. Their continued insistence upon
everything being 12 volt capable is a bit of a puzzlement for me.
73,
Dave AB7E
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