Thanks Wayne --- as usual, Elecraft has an excellent and justifiable choice for their decision. No flotsam in my car trunk though, actually no car trunk, just the bed of a pickup truck. I intend to use the amplifier for portable operations when I travel and 120 vac is available -- otherwise, it is QRP portable with the KX3.
73, phil, K7PEH On Jun 24, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Wayne Burdick <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Phil, > > The slide switch we used is very reliable, with a long predicted life. We > used a slide switch because it is less likely to be activated accidentally > than a push-button switch (e.g., with the amplifier in a car trunk, > surrounded by flotsam). > > Wayne > N6KR > > > On Jun 24, 2014, at 9:35 AM, Phil Hystad <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Addressed to KXPA100 owners, or KXPA100 manufacturers: >> >> I was showing photos (from the Elecraft web site) of the KXPA100 amplifier >> to a friend of mine (the amplifier is next on my to-buy list). He is a >> relatively recent ham operator but a General class holder of way back in the >> 1960s. Last year, he bought a K3/P3 and is very interested in acquiring >> more Elecraft equipment. >> >> So, this friend, also a retired EE (comms and telemetry), is shocked to see >> a slide switch, reminiscent of his old Heathkit days, as the power on >> switch. I had never noticed it before. > > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
