I didn't think kits had to be certified as long as they were being sold
to licensed radio amateurs but I've researched further and the fact that
it's an amp clouds the issue. Another hassle brought to us courtesy of
our "good buddies" on the CB service. At any rate, I agree with you
about wishing they would get it into production. I love my little amp
I've got now but I wish I had the microprocessor control and the other
bells and whistles. Price wise the Hardrock 50 will blow anything close
to it out of the water if they ever get certification.
73,
Michael, W4HIJ
On 6/24/2013 10:06 AM, Tim McDonough N9PUZ wrote:
I believe that a kit has to have FCC certification. I have a Hard Rock
50 that was offered as a "group parts buy" like the first version of
that amplifier. I think once they started the certification process
they stopped sale of the "group buy option."
It's a very well done amplifier. Nice boards, laser etched panels,
etc. I wish they'd get it into production.
Tim N9PUZ
On 6/21/2013 10:07 PM, Michael wrote:
The Hardrock 50 is a kit. The SMD's have been pre soldered to the PCB
but it's still a kit. I could be wrong but I don't believe there is any
requirement for FCC certification of a kit. JIm Veatch is the designer
and has chosen to get certification anyway which is good but I don't
think it's illegal to sell the kit without it. I have the forerunner to
this amp which covers 80 through 10 meters. It does not have the
microprocessor control circuitry, nor did it come with an enclosure or
heatsink and I had to hand solder my SMD's. It was sold as a PCB /
parts package in a "group buy". It works very well with my 1500. You
can also find info on the Hardrock 50 and it's predecessors on the ARRL
HBC yahoo group.
73,
Michael, W4HIJ
On 6/21/2013 10:11 PM, amfone wrote:
The Hardrock is not legal to sell or even list for sale, as in take
orders but they are applying for FCC certification/acceptance and
that's good.
The only really good amps for the 1500 and FCC certified are made by
THP and it puts out as I recall about 50 watts and the new Ten Tec amp
that puts out about 100 and was recently reviewed in QST. Stay away of
course from the junk make by RM Italy and the others, all illegal to
sell in the USA and not one good ham would consider using one, unless
you don't mind raising the noise floor.
73 Tim
WB8UHZ
________________________________
From: Ken Alexander <k.alexan...@rogers.com>
To: J. Ed Rington <ed_ring...@yahoo.com>; flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2013 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Amplifier for 1500?
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'shomebrew
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
ElecraftKXPA100.
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
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