I have operated that way and found no effect at all. Works here.
Gary On 11 May 2011 23:26, F5vjc <foxfive....@gmail.com> wrote: > As the KPA 500 uses a linear PSU there obviously is a mains > transformer within the cabinet. > I know this is a toroidal type transformer, which is good, but can we > assume that placement of the Amp with respect to the K3 is non > critical, for magnetic hum coupling. > > How immune is the K3 to this effect? Has placement of the KPA 500 > w.r.t. the K3 been tested for any ill effects? > > 73, Deni > F5VJC > > On 11 May 2011 07:49, Henk Remijn PA5KT <pa...@remijn.net> wrote: > > Can we see some pictures of your setup? > > > > Henk PA5KT > > > > Op 11-05-2011 4:14, Dick Dievendorff schreef: > >> Just for operational convenience I'd consider stacking them the other > way, > >> with the K3 VFO A knob at a convenient height for tuning and the > amplifier > >> above the K3. > >> > >> I've found some very handy open-shelving bamboo "shoe racks" at CostCo > that > >> are doing the job for me. My amplifier is about 2 inches above the K3. > The > >> rack is wide enough for a K3, P3, and another box such as a rotator > >> controller or a US Interface Navigator. The 2nd shelf hosts a second K3 > and > >> a KPA500. The top shelf has two speakers and various junk that I > gather. > >> > >> I've found these racks so useful that I have 5 or 6 of them. I can hold > QSL > >> boxes on them and some plastic shoe boxes that hold various projects. I > >> have a lot of little projects and boxes. > >> > >> Dick, K6KR > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > >> [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of ai6ii > >> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 6:59 PM > >> To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > >> Subject: [Elecraft] KPA500 - stacking possibilites > >> > >> Now that I have received confirmation of the delivery, I need finalize > where > >> I am going to place my new KPA500. Given a very limited desk size (ony > 34 > >> inches wide), I wonder if the K3 can be stacked on top of the KPA500. I > >> undertand from earlier posts that there needs to be a minimum half inch > >> clearance on top of the KPA500 for the air intake grill. Has any FTer > >> stacked the two boxes to see if they work without generating too much > heat? > >> > >> ..mike AI6II > >> ______________________________________________________________ > > > > -- > > Henk Remijn PA5KT > > email: pa...@remijn.net > > www: www.pa5kt.com > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > > -- > 73 Deni, > > F5VJC > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile Elecraft Equipment K3 #679, KPA-500 #018 Living the dream!!! ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
