Don't you just love it when Elecraft "does it the way I would do it" (if I had the capability). Unimaginable in today's world until Elecraft.
73, de Jim KG0KP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Burdick" <[email protected]> To: "Dave Lankshear" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K-Line] The size of things to come... > We're starting with a basic in-shack version of the KAT500, allowing > us to focus on achieving rock-solid L-network performance at this > power level (it's our first high-power ATU). We hope to leverage this > experience and offer a remote version in the future. > > Some of the competing products we evaluated had serious RFI or > component-rating deficiencies that caused them to fail in our test > suite. That won't happen with the KAT500. > > 73, > Wayne > N6KR > > On Nov 16, 2011, at 6:23 AM, Dave Lankshear wrote: > >>> The KAT500's enclosure is extensively ventilated to minimize air flow >>> restriction when sitting on top of other equipment. We've tested it >>> to >>> ensure very minimal temperature rise when used on top of the KPA500. >> >> >> >> Surely, the best place for an auto ATU is ator as close as possible >> to the >> feedpoint of the antenna, effectively removing the transmission line >> from >> the equation? >> >> >> >> Does Elecraft intend producing a remotely tuned ATU for the KPA500? >> Apologies if this has been asked and answered before. If it has, I >> didn't >> find it. >> >> >> >> 73 all. Dave, G3TJP >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
