I just set up the 418 with my 1500 - simple two wire cable between the 418's 9 pin din and the flex's DB9. Key the mike and the amp keys too. Amp auto band switches if you forget to set the band.
On Jun 21, 2013, at 16:11, Ken Alexander <k.alexan...@rogers.com> wrote: > Hi Jim, > > You might consider the Hardrock 50. It's an amplifier kit with many modern > features. It's designed by a ham who has won the ARRL's homebrew competition > several times. > > http://www.hobbypcb.com/amateur-radio/amateur-radio/hardrock-50-hf-power-amp-kit.html > > The page I referred you to says they are not yet available, pending FCC > certification. However the website's HOME page says they are taking orders. > I think it has also received favourable reviews on eHam.net > > 73, > > Ken Alexander > VE3HLS > > > On 2013-06-21 5:18 PM, J. Ed Rington wrote: >> I'm wanting to get an amplifier to boost my 1500's output to 100 watts or >> so. I'm looking at the Ten-tec 418 and the newly announced Elecraft >> KXPA100. >> So my questions are: >> 1) Which should I get? Are there others that I should consider? >> 2) How do I 'key' the 1500 and the amplifier to transmit together? I'd >> like to press the PTT on the 1500's mike, and have the 1500 key the amp. >> 3) If you have experience with the 1500 and the Ten-tec 418, how do you >> connect them together to transmit? And are you happy with them together? >> Thanks, >> Jim >> _______________________________________________ >> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >> FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >> Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
