I *REALLY* like Guy's "Blue Sky" proposal, Wayne and Eric. I would seriously consider getting rid of my trusty and very economical to operate ALS600 with AD5X QSK Mod and MFJ998 tuner system for something like this for my next station upgrade in a few years.
The complete station integration is the clincher for me. -lu-w4lt- K3 # 3192 --------------- Thinking in that vein.... One thing that would be quite nice: The external KPA100 and K2 share an auxbus, and the K2 knows when it is attached and ready, the power adjustment display in the K2 tells what is available, and if the power knob is dialed down to a barefoot power level, the KPA100 drops out and indicates low power range, or dials up above some wattage, kicking in the amp up to 100. IF the KPA500 would only extend to 500 watts with 10 watts drive in an Auxbus linked mode aka external KPA100, does that not satisfy the FCC requirement in the same fashion the KAT100 only runs with the K2?. And of course the K3 PWR control would now scroll from 1 watt to 500 watts, kicking in the KPA500 as needed. I think for a lot of people, that would allow them to ignore the K3 100w amp and go directly to the KPA500 and yet to be anounced matching Auto tuner. AND use that cavernous space vacated by the KPA3 and KAT3 for stuff like a built-in power supply designed for hams and zero RFI. Or simply have a mild variation of the KPA500/autotuner combo that simply only runs integrated to a K3/10 or K2/10. Or one could have a combined KPA500/KAT500 integration/K3 power supply module that goes in the KPA3/KAT3 space which includes an always used robust 17 watt boost amp and isolation stage which drives the KPA500 as is, and when that's installed the K3 PWR display scrolls from 1 to 500. Brick on Key. Same deal for the 1.5 kW version. Just thinking out loud. 73, Guy. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
