Re: [Elecraft] : Re: News from Visalia! (:-))

2010-04-20 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Luis V. Romero Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 11:51 PM To: 'Jim Brown' Cc: 'Elecraft' Subject: [Elecraft] : Re: News from Visalia! (:-)) I wrote that statement, Jim: I'm just

Re: [Elecraft] : Re: News from Visalia! (:-))

2010-04-20 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
To: 'Jim Brown' Cc: 'Elecraft' Subject: [Elecraft] : Re: News from Visalia! (:-)) I wrote that statement, Jim: I'm just stating my opinion that, in the big picture, the price point for the KPA500 seems a bit on the high side for what you get.  Now seeing photos, its certainly better

Re: [Elecraft] : Re: News from Visalia! (:-))

2010-04-20 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Guy Olinger K2AV Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 9:06 AM To: Joe Subich, W4TV Cc: lrom...@ij.net; Jim Brown; Elecraft Subject: Re: [Elecraft] : Re: News from Visalia! (:-)) Did I read that the two finals in the KPA500 were push-pull? 73, Guy On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 2

[Elecraft] : Re: News from Visalia! (:-))

2010-04-19 Thread Luis V. Romero
I wrote that statement, Jim: I'm just stating my opinion that, in the big picture, the price point for the KPA500 seems a bit on the high side for what you get. Now seeing photos, its certainly better looking than my ALS600. And the build quality is probably better than my Ameritron product,

Re: [Elecraft] : Re: News from Visalia! (:-))

2010-04-19 Thread Jim Brown
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:51:08 -0400, Luis V. Romero wrote: Maybe I'm cheap, maybe not. Almost all of us have had to get by with what we could afford for most, if not all, of our lives, and most of us still do. I've been a ham since 1955. The first rig I bought new was a Heath Apache in 1958

Re: [Elecraft] : Re: News from Visalia! (:-))

2010-04-19 Thread Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:51:08 -0400, Luis V. Romero wrote: Maybe I'm cheap, maybe not. Certainly, for some of us, the small size is worth some premium. Those who are comparing the KPA500 to a ALS-600 should take note that it's less than 1/3 the volume, and about the same weight as the

Re: [Elecraft] Re: News from Visalia! (:-))

2010-04-18 Thread Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604
A number I heard was $2000., but I have to admit, I don't recall who said it. I didn't ask about K2 interfacing, but since it's got the serial port interface, I suspect it'll work fine. Apparently it can follow the transceiver by either reading the serial port or by watching the drive frequency

[Elecraft] Re: News from Visalia! (:-))

2010-04-17 Thread Johnny Siu
Hello Doug, Any idea about the likely pricing.  I am really looking for a linear that I can service it myself. Can I suppose KPA500 will work with both K2 and K3? 73 Johnny VR2XMC - 郵件原件 寄件人﹕ Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 fa...@panix.com 收件人﹕ cr...@powersmith.net 副本(CC)