About 10 years ago I collected all the parts for a 100 watt tube amp running a pair of 807's. I was planning to drive it with my K2, which back then ran 10 watts output. Then Elecraft released the KPA100 and I, to, was seduced by the "dark side" (literally!)
Still have the parts. Still occasionally fantasize about a glowbug rig, but not enough motivation or time. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 4:49 PM To: Guy Olinger K2AV Cc: Bruce Beford; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 How about the excitement of drawing an arc off the plate caps of the PA tubes with a pencil (keep your fingers on the wood). That used to be part of the excitement of ham radio. Lots of these exciting things have been lost due to the advent of solid state devices and operating convenience. Nostalgia is wonderful - I have to just look at the array of boat anchors featured in the tailgate section at hamfests. There is a lot of gear that I drooled over when I was a youngster who could not afford an HRO50 or an SX-100 or an NC-300. I see these receivers and think back to that time when I wanted one, but I resist the temptation, the new solid state gear has much better specs and reviews, and I know that I would not want to indulge in a restoration project for that boat-anchor gear no matter how strong the nostalgia may be - so I just enjoy the looking and resist the drooling. You are allowed to differ, but I am sufficiently occupied with repairs of Elecraft gear and other personal projects, and do not have spare time to restore antique gear - others may have different perspectives. 73, Don W3FPR ______________________________________________________________ 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
