Elecraft is working on a firmware update which will enable the K3's 800w or 1500w feature. I believe some minor changes to the DC power input will be required however, cooling is already adaquate. No external hardware will be necessary and the update is free. The firmware update for the panadapter activation has been the hold up. It's been a well guarded secret but information is leaking about how the K3's current display is capable of displaying any portion of a given band once the new FW is installed. The current default display will be minimized to one corner of the screen and the remaining area will become the scope. One can toggle between display modes by programing one of the PF keys and shortly thereafter we can expect the multicolor display firmware update.
Larson E. Rapp Dewey Cheatham and Howe LLP. RG8U ----- Original Message ----- From: <dj7...@muenchen-mail.de> To: "Bill Coleman" <aa...@arrl.net> Cc: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA-800 any news at Dayton? > Hi Bill, > >> I haven't seen any indication that they have decided to end the >> amplifier projects. The amps likely would have been out but for the >> regulation changes as the RoHS changes. > > Yes I know about the almost finished state before FCC regulations > changed and RoHS was introduced. And if this had not happened, they > may well have seen the light of day. To this we can agree. > > However based on the last two years of K3 craziness, the panadapter > development work and so on, as well as my reading between the lines > (Aptosology is a bit like Kremlinology back in the 70s) of public and > private mails, I get the gut feeling that the KPA800 & KPA1500 amps in > their *current* state won't come to market. I would not be surprised > if Elecraft in the medium to distant future has reworked/redesigned > QRO amplifiers in their product range. > > I suppose your guess is as good or as bad as mine. > > vy 73 de toby > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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