Hi all,
I am so sorry to bother you over here.
Is there any rumour about the fat brother of KPA500... something like
KPA1500 or so, please?
best regards,
73 - Petr, OK1RP
-
http://ok1rp.blogspot.com
--
View this message in context:
http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KPA1500-tp7614288.h
Eric, WA6HHQ, gave a presentation titled "High Performance Ham Radio:
Inside KPA500 & Elecraft K-Line" at various hamfests in 2011, including
Huntsville where I attended. He explained that before Elecraft settled
on the KPA500 they built three different sized prototype amplifiers for
proof o
craft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500
The only thing that burns 1500 Watts at my QTH is the electric heater my
teenage daughter forgets to turn off half the time when she leaves for
school. The electric bill is already too high :)
Wayne
On Feb 19, 2016, at 9:51 AM, Doug P
The new kid on the block?:
http://www.dedicatedrf.com/
The price is much lower than I'd anticipated.
John AE5X
https://tatqrp.wordpress.com
__
>Well reading Wayne's response maybe one should look elsewhere for a
>kilowatt or more HF linear.
My KPA1500 faults on all bands and goes offline. The reset button quickly gets
it back up only to fault again. The error message is:
Fault: 12V supply
10.8 volts
The line voltage is stable with a pair of #10’s going to the breaker box.
Anybody got any ideas bef
Just a short note to let you know I am really enjoying my KPA1500 it
does all that is supposed to and more. I do have one suggestion that
perhaps you could add to the menu would be ability to switch temp from C
to F or what ever one wants. I personally just not in tune with C deg!
Thanks, 7
Eric/Wayne...thank you, thank you, thank you Please put my name on the
list. 73, Greg-N4CC
__
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:Elecraft@
My new house, just finishing design phase and hopefully in for permits soon,
has a "ham nook" with dedicated 120 and 240 circuits. That's also my
opportunity for a tower and decent antennas, so I'm excited that a KPA1500
can be in the future. I'll miss out on intro pricing though as it'll be a
wh
Unit 61 arrived safely in Texas yesterday.
Ordered within first hour of prenotification 24 August with full prepayment.
Confirmed 9:03PM 24 August.
WHEEE!
Thanks Elecraft.
73 de Al, W5IZ
__
Elecraft mailing lis
For everyone complaining about the fan noise, I would gladly trade my KPA500
and KAT500 for your noisy KPA1500 at a reduced rate.
With 40% hearing loss, I'd love to hear the KPA1500.
I mounted an IBM mainframe cooling fan on top of my SB200 to keep it cool while
working DX. You want to hear f
The amp arrived in fine shape and am getting familiar with all the
features. I have some questions:
Is there an input attenuator normally in-line?
I can't figure out how to manually change the L and C values for the tuner.
If these are changed, are the settings memorized?
73, Roger N1RJ
__
my new kpa1500 is due in today and just thinking about setting it up...
so with my FT5000 and microHam keyer 2 jack #21 provides 13.8 volts
at up to 200ma ... is this enough to hook to jack 8 on the back of the
kpa1500 to power it on when ever I turn on the ft5000? Any set up
advice/ideas w
I think I've bricked my KPA1500! Yesterday I installed v1.78 of the firmware.
Today I was calling a dx station on 20m and I kept getting a "low gain ratio"
error message. I thought it might be the new firmware so decided to go back
to v1.64. I downloaded the hex file from Elecraft and somewhere al
Anyone gotten a shipping notice yet?
73
Jim ab3cv
__
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://
In the newsletter fine print I read now delivery date will be mid to late
December.
Name one other manufacturer that would delay a revenue stream to improve a new
product as it is being launched...and continue to debug firmware so we get a
great performing product out of the box.
Personally, I
What's the status of shipping these?
Art KZ5D
__
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.q
Interesting saying Twan, it is very true. All of a sudden no one has any
other amplifier in their shack?
Has the KPA1500 been approved by the FCC yet?
John KK9A
pa0kv said:
Everyone tensed and impatient as a child waiting for a new puppy. :-D
There's a Dutch saying: "Bezit van de zaak is het e
Any news on KPA1500 shipments?
Ed
__
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
Plea
Just to let everyone know that KPA1500 #29 is now on my desk hooked up and
will turn it on after I read the manual.
Ed. AB4IQ
__
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net
If you’ve just received a KPA1500 and have a question outside Elecraft’s normal
business hours, please post the question here. Eric and I, as well as rest of
the engineering team, monitor the list regularly.
Those considering a KPA1500 might want to check out some of the reviews posted
so far
I have moved many Alpha amps without removing the transformer. I believe
you only have to remove it for shipping. They also have screws to secure
the fan that should be installed. I just sold an OM Power 2000+ and
shipped it with the transformer. That was a heavy box to carry to FedEx!
I have no
wartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2018 7:53 PM
To: Bill Johnson
Cc: Wayne Burdick ; Elecraft ; Elecraft_K3 at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500
Hi Bill,
We ship the RF deck and Power Supply in two individual inner boxes that
are then packed with special foam corn
Hello to all.
I just ordered a new KPA1500 and can't wait to receive it.
Was just wondering if anyone on here has used the 1500
in a multi TX contest environment??
If so, how did it perform??
Many Thanks for any info one this beautiful amp..
73,
Ted K2QMF
_
Hello Everyone,
I'm getting the following error codes on 80 meters, 160 and 40 are working.
I suspected the 80m antenna so I tried using a dummy load and I get the
same error codes. Reducing the input power does not help.
I've reloaded firmware 2.38.
Anyone run into this problem?
Ed W5TM
As a 6 month Elecrafter (k3+p3) I have never seen any discussion nor requests
for a legal limit compatible Elecraft amplifier with the seamless attributes of
the kpa500 . It would seem that the now extablished 1000 w devices could form
the basis for a commercially viable amplifier. Perhaps no
My feature request is for a 500 W mobile version of the KPA500. I think
the Mississippi company is the only one making a 500 watt mobile amp now.
Seems like there is an opportunity to be had. I would gladly donate my
ALS-500 to Wayne and Eric so they could see how not to build one.
Dan KM6CQ
_
Please disregard
__
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
I recently received and installed my KPA1500 (paired with a K3);
followed instructions and the setup went without a hitch; it now has all
bands tuned in memory, and is a breeze to use. I am getting right at
1500 watts out with drive ranging from mid 20s to mid 30s, depending on
the band (less
What is the current turnaround time for warranty work for KPA1500 amplifier?
Thanks
Dan NB2P
__
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:Elecraft@mail
It's too long ago now and most certainly no longer valid (even if they
will ever be available), but does anyone recall the "mentioned" prices
for the KPA1500 and 800?
Thanks,
de Doug KR2Q
___
Elecraft mailing list
Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
You mu
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:38:03 -0700 (MST), you wrote:
No.
>Hi all,
>
>I am so sorry to bother you over here.
>Is there any rumour about the fat brother of KPA500... something like
>KPA1500 or so, please?
>
>best regards,
>73 - Petr, OK1RP
>
>
>
>
>-
>http://ok1rp.blogspot.com
No rumors. Best we can do is photos of the original prototype.
http://www.n6ie.com/Elecraft.html
Maybe someday…
Ken K6MR
From: Petr, OK1RP/M0SIS<mailto:indi...@xsmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 09:39
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net<mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Subjec
:indi...@xsmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 09:39
> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net<mailto:elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am so sorry to bother you over here.
> Is there any rumour about the fat brother of KPA
On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 7:14 PM, Clay Autery wrote:
> IF y'all make them, I am FIRST on the list of pre-orders. :-)
>
Ahem, no cuts in line. It starts back there...
:-)
jim ab3cv
__
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net
In Dayton - 7 or 8 years ago, Elecraft was quietly showing what I recall was a
1.5kw solid state amp - perhaps as much as 2kw? Anyway they were running it
key down into a dummy load at the FDIM hotel (I think it dimmed the lights on
the floor). While it did not look like a prototype, it eviden
You can see pictures here:
http://www.n6ie.com/Elecraft.html
73, Tony K4QE
On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 8:18 PM, Steve wrote:
> In Dayton - 7 or 8 years ago, Elecraft was quietly showing what I recall
> was a 1.5kw solid state amp - perhaps as much as 2kw? Anyway they were
> running it key down in
And shelved. Not about to see the light of day anytime soon.
😊
Gary
-Original Message-
From: "Steve"
Sent: 19/02/2016 11:18 AM
To: "Petr, OK1RP/M0SIS"
Cc: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net"
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500
In Dayton - 7 or 8 years ago, Elecr
Gary wrote:
> And shelved. Not about to see the light of day anytime soon.
> 😊
> Gary
>
> -Original Message-
> From: "Steve"
> Sent: 19/02/2016 11:18 AM
> To: "Petr, OK1RP/M0SIS"
> Cc: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net"
> Subject: Re: [El
: "Steve"
Sent: 19/02/2016 11:18 AM
To: "Petr, OK1RP/M0SIS"
Cc: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net"
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500
In Dayton - 7 or 8 years ago, Elecraft was quietly showing what I recall was a
1.5kw solid state amp - perhaps as much as 2kw? Anyway they w
At more than $6000 per unit (in 2006 dollars), I'm not sure 600 people
would pony up the cash. I saw the both KPA800 and KPA1500 at Dayton and
that's the closest I've come to actually drooling over a piece of
amateur gear. The KPA1500 TXed 1800 watts into a dummy load for the
entire hamfest. I'
One amp to rule then all... I'd sell blood, body parts and my mountain
bike to have one...
And in response to the other guy... not a fanboi... just appreciate
nice stuff.
__
Clay Autery, KG5LKV
(318) 518-1389
On 2/18/2016 9:52 PM, Scott Manthe wrote:
> At more than $6000 pe
On 2/18/2016 9:52 PM, Scott Manthe wrote:
At more than $6000 per unit (in 2006 dollars), I'm not sure 600 people
would pony up the cash.
That's only $4 per watt, not too bad. The KXPA100-F is twice that! :=)
Alan N1AL
__
Elecraft
OK guys, the cards are dealt.
I am going to check what I can sell...:)
597...to go only
73 - Petr, OK1RP
-
http://ok1rp.blogspot.com
--
View this message in context:
http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KPA1500-tp7614288p7614313.html
Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com
Petr,
Don't sell anything right away. Elecraft has never given any indication
that they are interested in producing an amplifier bigger than the
KPA500. And the prototypes are 8 or 9 years old, if I remember
correctly, and they would have to change a lot in order to manufacture them.
73,
Vic
Don't know what I was thinking -- not 8 or 9 years. But a long enough
time that my comment is still correct.
73,
Vic, 4X6GP/K2VCO
Rehovot, Israel
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
On 19 Feb 2016 12:06, Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO wrote:
Petr,
Don't sell anything right away. Elecraft has never given any
596
--
John Fritze Jr
K2QY
k...@arrl.net
ACACES president 2014
ARES ENY DEC Northern District
Hudson Div. Asst. Director
Twitter: @k2qy
401 261 4996 (cell)
__
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecra
Sh... We're starting a ground-swell...
__
Clay Autery, KG5LKV
KPA1500 Pre-Order #1
(318) 518-1389
On 2/19/2016 4:06 AM, Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO wrote:
> Petr,
>
> Don't sell anything right away. Elecraft has never given any
> indication that they are interested in pro
Well the management have stated they will not be doing it so I guess you are
going to need a looong list
😊
-Original Message-
From: "Clay Autery"
Sent: 20/02/2016 1:01 AM
To: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net"
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500
Sh... We'r
While a KPA-1500 or even a KPA-750 would be nice, Elecraft obviously has
their reasons for not manufacturing it. Perhaps well designed high power
SS amps are just too costly. Acom announced the 1200S last year and I have
yet to see one at a US dealer.
John KK9A
>From Gary vk1zzgary
Fri Feb 19 10:
I think Elecraft, being in close proximity to Apple, has learned, as
apple has, how to keep its new products secret. Unless you could sneak
into Wayne's home laboratory, we will never know what he's cooking up
until the big reveal.
I would definitely be on-board for a bigger Elecraft amp. N
Hi John,
the Acom 1200S has not QSK so it is out of game unfortunately...
73 - Petr, OK1RP
-
http://ok1rp.blogspot.com
--
View this message in context:
http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KPA1500-tp7614288p7614334.html
Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
If you took the entire population of Earth and placed them in line to
get a KPA1500, you know who would be at the very end of that line?
Wayne Burdick.
That man is QRP all the way. Eric, OTOH, is a full legal limit guy, so
I'm sure the KPA500 is the compromise those two worked out.
73,
Bria
Lots of possible reasons why Elecraft might not do a 1500, but specifically
price breaks and unwillingness to adopt a product that from other
manufacturers has proven problematic at our price range for well understood
reasons. Elecraft has been conservative about introductions, and that plays
well
I realize and agree with all of what you said... I would ONLY want to
see the piece produced if it made sense for both sides of the
equation... I wouldn't want anything to be done that might jeopardize
the company's viability/longevity.
I want them to be here LONG after I'm gone... Hopefully, l
I knew there was a reason I liked Eric. :) I only run 100W, but I'm also
one of the guys who changed the WVDXC logo as a joke. If you go to the
web site, you'll see that the old (incorrect I've been told) Latin motto
"Semper Quaro" has been changed to "Semper QRO".
On Fri, 19 Feb 2016, Brian & Cy
I would be very happy with a KPA1000.
Doug -- K0DXV
On 2/19/2016 2:02 PM, Clay Autery wrote:
I realize and agree with all of what you said... I would ONLY want to
see the piece produced if it made sense for both sides of the
equation... I wouldn't want anything to be done that might jeopardiz
We ARE NOT planning to offer a new amplifier. Those photos were from 2006 :)
If we change our minds on this, we'll certainly let everyone know.
Wayne
N6KR
d
>> Petr,
>>
>> Don't sell anything right away. Elecraft has never given any indication
>> that they are interested in producing an amplifi
The only thing that burns 1500 Watts at my QTH is the electric heater my
teenage daughter forgets to turn off half the time when she leaves for school.
The electric bill is already too high :)
Wayne
On Feb 19, 2016, at 9:51 AM, Doug Person via Elecraft
wrote:
> I think Elecraft, being in cl
On Feb 19, 2016, at 10:17 AM, Brian & Cyndi wrote:
> If you took the entire population of Earth and placed them in line to get a
> KPA1500, you know who would be at the very end of that line?
>
> Wayne Burdick.
>
> That man is QRP all the way.
A-men!
> Eric, OTOH, is a full legal limit guy,
Elecraft already has a KPA1500 - just takes some effort on your part and some
Hard part is done .
4 KPA500 factory assembled from same production lot = 4 X 2300 or $9200
5 2 way 1.5 -54 mhz combiners capable 1 KW out (so cheap use both in and out-
includes dump loads) - 5 X $60 or $ 30
Wayne,
many thanks for the status of KPA's projects.
We can close this thread now in order to not bother others over here.
In any case many thanks for development of your KPA500!
best regards,
73 - Petr, OK1RP
-
http://ok1rp.blogspot.com
--
View this message in context:
http://elecraft
I that Elecraft needs a new very good product that will sell at
least 10.000 pieces in the next 3 or 4 years.
If not a PA, what product would that be? That would be a logical strategy.
(My two cents worth or maybe even less.)
73
Arie PA3A
__
A legal limit SSPA doesn't come close to meeting that requirement.
They've sold a little more than 10,000 K3/K3s's since 2007. About 8,000
KX3's in what... four years.
Less than 8,000 K2's of all flavors since 1999.
I'll bet they've sold less than 1,500 KPA500's.
On 2/20/2016 9:12 AM, Arie Klei
Everything you say about Elecraft is speculation, Ken. You don't know what
it would cost them to produce the amp. My speculation is that they could do
a better job than SPE -- if they chose to do it. How many would they sell?
Who knows? The ham population is growing older fast and a lot of us o
.
John KK9A
>From Greg n4cc at windstream.net
Sat Feb 20 12:24:29 EST 2016
Previous message (by thread): [Elecraft] KPA1500
Everything you say about Elecraft is speculation, Ken. You don't know what
it would cost them to produce the amp. My speculation is that they could do
a better job
Well reading Wayne's response maybe one should look elsewhere for a
kilowatt or more HF linear. I particular I would suggest looking at
the LDMOS amp kits and assembled amps recently available (e.g. W6PQL)
http://www.w6pql.com/1_kw_sspa_for_1_8-54_mhz.htm
I have built some of his 2m amp and hi
I am a fan of Klitzing's designs.
I did a rough and fast add up of all the stuff needed to build one of
his 1KW designs using assembled and tested boards.
I came up with right at $2K. That's just parts. No sheet metal, no
fasteners, no wire, no fans, NO 50V - 40A switching power supply. You
wo
No Antenna Tuner ??
73, Dick, W1KSZ
-Original Message-
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
a...@juno.com
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2016 12:06 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500
The new kid on the block?:
http
Hi John,
this PA looks quite nice and it seems to be neat design.
Also 1.5kW out and 800W out on 6m promises a lot.
Nothing against this amplifer but I am worrying about QRQ CW operation as
unfortunately they used Panasonic relays with measured 3.8ms T/R switching.
Is it enough? How noisy it is?
I have been having a blast the past few mornings running my K3/KPA1500 on 6m
meteor scatter. Right now I have FAN MIN set to 2, and with 15s T/R cycles,
the big fella settles at about 52C with around 1300w out. This morning I got a
+15db report from a station 1000km away, and I was using a sma
.
73,
Bill
K9YEQ
-Original Message-
From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net On
Behalf Of Larry
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 5:07 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500
My KPA1500 faults on all bands and goes offline. The reset button quickly gets
it back up
On page 44, the manual suggests this for a 12V fault:
Verify the DA-15 Control Cable is firmly installed on both Power Supply and
RF Deck.
Tighten thumbscrews fully.
wunder
K6WRU
Walter Underwood
CM87wj
http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)
> On Nov 28, 2018, at 3:07 PM, Larry wrote
nesday, November 28, 2018 5:07 PM
> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500
>
> My KPA1500 faults on all bands and goes offline. The reset button quickly
> gets it back up only to fault again. The error message is:
>
>Fault: 12V supply
>10.8
Hi Larry,
Take a look at the control cable between the KPA1500 power supply and the RF
deck. A loose cable could cause this issue.
Make sure its plugged in firmly with the screws tightened on the connectors.
If there is still a fault, please contact supp...@elecraft.com (if you haven't
alrea
Ever since I received my KPA1500 (SN 00178), I've observed that the ATU
sometimes won't achieve a match better than about 1.4:1, even though the
antenna SWR is well within range. (ATU STOP TUN SWR = 1.0:1, tune power
40 W) Now, 1.4:1 doesn't sound that high, but the amplifier will often
not ope
"Ever since I received my KPA1500 (SN 00178), I've observed that the ATU
sometimes won't achieve a match better than about 1.4:1, even though the
antenna SWR is well within range."
What is the SWR stop threshold set to. It's controlled by serial command
(^STS) and I assume that, like the KAT50
I agree. My SPE 2KFA gives me the choice.
de John/K4WJ
On 2/19/2019 12:26 PM, Courtney Judd wrote:
Just a short note to let you know I am really enjoying my KPA1500
it does all that is supposed to and more. I do have one suggestion
that perhaps you could add to the menu would be ability to
My KPA500 displays the temperature in degrees Centigrade. Just
remember, small numbers cooler, larger numbers hotter. Normal room temp
is about 23 to 25 degrees C. The fan switches on at 50, steps up at 55,
steps up at 60 and steps up at 65.as I recall. The book says
maximum temper
Technically, “Celsius” rather then centigrade!
We are more or less used to Deg C in Canada after about 40 years of using it.
Deg F are still sometimes used though. Older folks understand both while kids
have no idea what a yard or a pound is!
Sent from my iPad
> On Feb 23, 2019, at 17:43, Bo
As I recall from school, Thomas Jefferson proposed that the U.S. switch
to the metric system over 300 years ago. Of course our reactionary
Congress then, as now, dug in their feet and stopped it cold.
Bob, N7XY
On 2/23/19 7:03 PM, Kevin McQuiggin (SFU) wrote:
Technically, “Celsius” rather th
The USA, Myanmar, and Liberia are the only nations left using Imperial…
> On Feb 24, 2019, at 3:03 PM, Bob Nielsen - N7XY wrote:
>
> As I recall from school, Thomas Jefferson proposed that the U.S. switch to
> the metric system over 300 years ago. Of course our reactionary Congress
> then, as
I love my KPA1500 but I am somewhat concerned with the temp indicated on
the readout. Doing RTTY I get a 80C reading and loud fan which I think
is high. I also have a small probe on the top vent which shows 120 deg F
exhaust temp which is not bad. Should I be concerned here? I am also a
big fan of
Well at least they have one out of 2 new products introduced. Next up, the HF
packer amp. Saving that reveal for Dayton.
72
Myron
WV0H
Printed On Recycled Data
From: Greg
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 6:38 AM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] KPA1500
Eric/Wayne...thank you, thank
Will do, Greg.
Thanks & 73,
Wayne
N6KR
> On Apr 21, 2017, at 5:37 AM, Greg wrote:
>
> Eric/Wayne...thank you, thank you, thank you Please put my name on the
> list. 73, Greg-N4CC
__
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman
27;s Topics:
1. Additional KPA1500 amplifier information (James F. Boehner MD)
2. Re: Additional KPA1500 amplifier information (Wayne Burdick)
3. Re: [Elecraft_K3] New from Elecraft: KPA1500 amplifier with
built-in ATU, separate power supply (Wes Stewart)
4. Re: Additional KPA15
The online Q&A says “Initially it will be available in Factory-built form
only.” Does that mean that a kit is planned but isn’t ready yet? Or does that
mean it might or might not ever be available as a kit?
I would much prefer a kit not because of any possible price saving, but because
buildi
Heh, heh, heh My radio hobby is far, far cheaper thusfar than many
of my other hobbies. fast cars, fast bikes, fast computers,
shooting/reloading, mountainbiking
Any number of hobbies this price point would fit right nicely
Sporting Clays shooters regularly spend $5-10k or more
Or photography... one lens costs $4000 by itself (and has maintained
that value for ten years)... or travel, limited only by the current
state of the wallet; the RV alone (without the tow vehicle) is worth
double the cost of all my ham gear combined (and I have most of the K
line with features
1:52 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500
Well, I was never advocating for an Elecraft legal limit amp, so I don't have a
dog in this fight, but at $6K, it takes the amp out of the hobby category. I
know things are expensive today, but this price point will be very self
Reef Aquariums can also get expensive
and in that hobby only bad things happen fast
From: Rick WA6NHC
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500
Or photography... one lens costs $4000 by itself (and has maintained
that
Wow.. $6K.
That will make it over $10K Canadian between the dollar exchange and the
extra 13% tax here in VE3 land.
Mike va3mw
__
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/
Yep, sure would like the Canadian dollar to hit parity with the US
dollar for a few days You can buy your amp, and I can dump all that
Canadian silver stock. :)
Can't help you on the 13% protectionism tax. Sorry!
__
Clay Autery, KY5G
MONTAC Enterprises
(318) 518-1389
O
> Can't help you on the 13% protectionism tax. Sorry!
Not protectionism tax ... "Nanny State" taxes. The same Federal
(GST) and Provincial (PST) sales taxes are applied to imports as
to other products sold in the Province.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 4/21/2017 6:32 PM, Clay Autery wrote:
Yep,
7;s a fair price for what you are
getting.
Do I see myself getting one... Not right away, but possibly in the future.
From: Hunter Ellington
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500
Well, I was never
Here in 4X, I would not only have the 17% VAT but the absolutely insane cost to
UPS it from California (and I wouldn't trust any other carrier).
But if you do a survey of other high-quality no-tune (both solid and
hollow-state) amplifiers, you will find that Elecraft's pricing is quite
reasonab
1) Can the KPA1500 be placed on top of the power supply for those of us
without floor space?
2) What is the drive power required for full output?
3) Can a KXPA100 be used to drive it thereby (gulp) giving us a 1500W KX2 or
KX3 (or K2 with key line mod)?
4) Will it cope with digital modes at fu
Hi to all:
Wayne or Eric. Are there any plans or thoughts about adding a second RF input
to the amp, similar to what the Yaesu VL-1000 has?
Best 73,
Tom/W1QU
Sent from my iPad
__
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mai
Hi to all:
I'm changing the topic back to my original question, which has not been
answered. Are there plans or thoughts to add a second RF input to the amp
similar to the two RF inputs on the Yaesu VL1000? I'm not interested in SO2R, I
am interested in feeding my K3 and K3S into a KPA1500, muc
With no interest in SO2R, I wonder why you would want a K3 and K3S both
connected to the same amp. Regardless, keeping the amp physically small
and lightweight is a great selling point. External antenna switches are
readily available. For me, one input and one output is perfectly fine.
John KK9A
Will the internal ATU work in Standby Mode? Can you "force a tune"
running barefoot from a K3s? I'm hoping the functionality is the same
as the KAT500 Antenna Tuner.
73
Nigel
Wa6MSE
__
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.n
1 - 100 of 1624 matches
Mail list logo
