HI The K2/100 will work the same as a QRP K2 if the power is supplied through the normal round power connector. When powered through the PowerPole connector on the KPA100 the amplifier is enabled. You can also disable the amp in the secondary menu. If you disable the PA the current should be about the same as the QRP K2. Of course you will need to use an external battery or power supply. One other option is to split the K2 and the KPA100. In this arrangement the KPA100 is installed in a matching EC2 box and the K2 will have the normal K2 top with the battery option if you like. A control cable and a RF cable connect the two together and the K2 can be used by it self in the field. The KAT100 tuner can also be installed into the same EC2 box with the KPA100.
Don Brown KD5NDB ----- Original Message ----- From: JEAN-FRANCOIS MENARD<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 7:34 PM Subject: [Elecraft] K2 power with and without PA I'm very hesitating about building de 100W PA for the K2, because sometime I would like to use it on field in dxpedition. I would like to know, if you install the 100W PA, and you run the K2 at 5W or 15W on batteries in the field, is the K2 will drain more power because the PA is installed, or it will drain normal power like about 180 mA - 240 mA on receive ??? And in TX at 5W or 15W, will the K2 drain the same power if you have the PA or not ??? On the field, I could use an external batterie if I installed the 100W PA....... Thanks for your help..... A little newbie.... VA2VYZ =============================================== Jean-François Ménard / VA2VYZ [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Club d'Astronomie Amateur de Sherbrooke Club Radio Amateur de l'Estrie Mon site web personnel : http://homepage.mac.com/jfmenard<http://homepage.mac.com/jfmenard> =============================================== _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft<http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft> You must subscribe to post. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, Unsub etc): http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm<http://mailman.qth.net/subscribershtm> Elecraft page: http://www.elecraft.com<http://www.elecraft.com/> _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft You must subscribe to post. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, Unsub etc): http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft page: http://www.elecraft.com
