I finally succumbed to temptation and ordered a KPA 500 which will arrive tomorrow. This may be a question that can't be answered on this reflector but I thought I would try. I have an HF 2500 Commander, the Palstar version, which I have been using with the k3 and other radios. I am not sure about how I will integrate the KPA 500 into the station. I have been switching between three different radios and the Commander amplifier using a coax switch to switch the output of the various radios to the input of the Commander. I have been thinking about pulling the output of the k3, running it through the KPA 500 and then running the output of the KPA 500 to the coax switch. With that arrangement the switching would be exactly the same as before.
However, I am a little concerned about running 500 Watts into the input Of the Commander even when that amplifier is turned off. I am wondering whether that might damage the input circuits Of the Commander. Does anyone have any suggestions. I should mention That the Commander works just fine with all of the radios but I wanted to complete the K line and experience integrated, completely automatic operation. The lower power from the KPA 500 should not make any significant difference for most contacts. I would appreciate any thoughts on the subject. Bruce-W8FU ______________________________________________________________ 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
