Spot on Richard!
Tom
N5GE
On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 00:01:23 -0700 (PDT), Richard Squire - HB9ANM
wrote:
>Come on, putting a 500 W PA into such a small enclosure is already an
>incredible achievement in itself (congrats, Elecrafters!) and a matching ATU
>cannot be built with miniature, surface-mounte
to happen. :-)
73,
Bill
K9YEQ
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[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Guy Olinger K2AV
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 9:45 PM
To: Mike Fatchett
Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] re KPA 500 and ATU
A
Come on, putting a 500 W PA into such a small enclosure is already an
incredible achievement in itself (congrats, Elecrafters!) and a matching ATU
cannot be built with miniature, surface-mounted type components, can it?
Let's stay realistic. If Elecraft is really going to offer the ATU in a
P3-size
An on-board tuner is impossible with the KPA500 and power supply in
the totally minimalist K3 case. The KPA500 is almost impossibly small
for amp + supply. This extreme compactness of the amplifier will be
the big selling point for many buyers. Maybe the KAT500 will be in a
P3 case.
The other t
I thought Eric stated that they hoped the tuner would be out around the
fall time frame. When I last asked it was in design.
On 4/7/11 6:32 PM, David and Dianne on Comcast wrote:
> I gotta say I’m with Bill-N6FB on this one.
>
> I am interested in the KPA500 but disappointed
> that it did not
I gotta say I’m with Bill-N6FB on this one.
I am interested in the KPA500 but disappointed
that it did not come with an on-board tuner or at
the same time as the KAT500… so now I am going to
wait to see what evolves with the KAT500 later on
before I take the plunge. I could buy an LDG
AT-600
On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 4:07 PM, ab2tc wrote:
> That's a brilliant blog entry and it really resonates with me as I am in
> the
> exact same situation
>
> John Harper AE5X wrote:
> >
> > ... I am limited to one antenna but don't consider it an impediment
> > - my dipole is that close (holdi
Hi,
That's a brilliant blog entry and it really resonates with me as I am in the
exact same situation. If I can hear them I can *usually* work them but not
always and that 5x boost probably would put me over the edge. My main worry
isn't the 2K dollars but potential interference with my neighbors
*John,*
*
*
*An on-board ATU is not what I need either, the remote version of the
KAT-500 is ideal for my situation.*
*
*
*The trailer behind my motor home has the tower and all antenna feedlines
are right there so mounting the KAT-500 in the trailer reduces cabling to my
operating station.*
*
*
*I
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For many of us who are constrained to one non-resonant antenna and work
multiple bands, we are presently running amps with built-in ATU
functionality. All of the discussion on bypassing external relay boxes,
etc, is of value to those who are lucky enough to have space for multiple
antennas,
For exactly the reason you mention, I'm not a fan of built-in tuners. They
limit flexibility.
Like you, I am limited to one antenna but don't consider it an impediment
- my dipole is that close (holding fingers 1 inch/2.54 cm apart) to
having 300 countries to its credit. 271 of those are at 10
Where did you get the room to put up a G5RV antenna? Aren't they 102 feet long?
I live on a lot whose back yard is 80 feet wide and 50 feet deep. Before I put
my tower up I had an inverted vee array of antennas that were resonant from 80m
to 10m including the WARC bands. The inverted vees all
For many of us who are constrained to one non-resonant antenna and work
multiple bands, we are presently running amps with built-in ATU
functionality. All of the discussion on bypassing external relay boxes, etc,
is of
value to those who are lucky enough to have space for multiple antennas
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