Re: [Elecraft] Was there a 1500w amp from Elecraft in our past?

2016-07-31 Thread Wes Stewart
Good points. I retired a Drake L-4B that gave me terrific service for years, but was big, heavy, noisy, didn't cover 160 or 6 meters in favor of the KPA500. I did have a dedicated 240V service that was totally safe, but technically not to code because the conduit wasn't buried deep enough.

Re: [Elecraft] Was there a 1500w amp from Elecraft in our past?

2016-07-31 Thread Walter Underwood
Denver > > > From: <bwhate...@gmail.com> on behalf of Brendon Whateley > <bren...@whateley.com> > Date: Sunday, July 31, 2016 at 11:23 AM > To: Edward Dauer <eda...@law.du.edu> > Cc: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>

[Elecraft] Was there a 1500w amp from Elecraft in our past?

2016-07-31 Thread Dauer, Edward
at 11:23 AM To: Edward Dauer <eda...@law.du.edu> Cc: "elecraft@mailman.qth.net" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Was there a 1500w amp from Elecraft in our past? I believe they built a couple of prototypes to evaluate the feasibility of making such a p

Re: [Elecraft] Was there a 1500w amp from Elecraft in our past?

2016-07-31 Thread Brendon Whateley
I believe they built a couple of prototypes to evaluate the feasibility of making such a product. In the end, it was decided that it would not be an economically viable addition to the product lineup and was shelved. No conspiracy. Nothing sinister. But sadly for those who might want to buy such

Re: [Elecraft] Was there a 1500w amp from Elecraft in our past?

2016-07-31 Thread Pete Smith N4ZR
I recall seeing that amp at Dayton one year, and knew at least one person who had one for field testing. Looks like a business decision to me - plus that was a long time ago, and the state of the solid-state amp art was a good deal less well along. Presumably modern parts would dictate a

Re: [Elecraft] Was there a 1500w amp from Elecraft in our past?

2016-07-30 Thread Jim Brown
On Sat,7/30/2016 6:12 PM, Jim Miller wrote: IMO the 1K5 amp market is a bit of a mess. I'm pretty happy with my three Ten Tec Titans, first built in the early 80s. Designed by K4XU. All bought used for a combined cost of less than $4,000. Two are in my SO2R setup, the third is a spare (T/R

Re: [Elecraft] Was there a 1500w amp from Elecraft in our past?

2016-07-30 Thread Jim Miller
IMO the 1K5 amp market is a bit of a mess. I own a KPA500 and continue to consider purchasing a legal limit amp. I'm not impressed by the offerings. Most of amps that I've seen seem to be offered by unstable suppliers with unstable supply chains. I'm not eager to plop down serious cash for

Re: [Elecraft] Was there a 1500w amp from Elecraft in our past?

2016-07-30 Thread Phil Wheeler
Sanity prevailed?:-) Phil W7OX On 7/30/16 5:53 PM, Dauer, Edward wrote: Go to Google Images, enter KPA1500, see numerous images of both. Nice looking equipment. I wonder what happened? Ted, KN1CBR -- Message: 30 Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2016 15:48:10 -0400 From:

[Elecraft] Was there a 1500w amp from Elecraft in our past?

2016-07-30 Thread Dauer, Edward
Go to Google Images, enter KPA1500, see numerous images of both. Nice looking equipment. I wonder what happened? Ted, KN1CBR -- Message: 30 Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2016 15:48:10 -0400 From: Scott Manthe To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: