Rob, I would guess that Elecraft folks are not ready to put up with the headaches that could arise with the AUXBUS timing should someone want to put a 10 or 15 foot cable on a remote KPA100/KAT100-2 combination. At the moment, those folks have their hands full and do not have time to test it properly. So if I were in their shoes, I would not put out instructions for doing anything that has not been adequately tested - the Elecraft name and reputation do depend on the results.
That certainly should not limit an individual from trying it, if it doesn't work, one can always revert to the 'standard' installation. There are a growing number of us who have mounted the KPA100 externally, and within the implementation limits of those success stories, we can say what we have found to work - my connecting cables are about 2 feet long, I can't speak for anything longer and I don't have the KAT100-2 here, only the external amp. In my opinion, the 'kit of parts' to mount the KPA100 externally is in the box of parts for the KAT100-2 - the KPA100 will plug nicely into the provided connectors on the KAT100-2 board (except for the KPA100 speaker). 73, Don W3FPR > -----Original Message----- > I am considering increasing the power of my bells and whistles QRP K2 > to 100w. (Seems a long time to the next sunspot maximum and I am > growing old). > > Don and Lyle have given very helpful advice on building the power amp > and auto tuner into a separate unit and I would like to follow > this course. > > Lyle does of course rightly add "at your risk" headers to his page. > > My question is why there is no Elecraft kit of parts and stepwise > instructions to provide for this requirement - it seems to be an > obvious component of a modular system which can be used in the shack > and mobile. A "factory approved" set of instructions and components > fills a market need. > > Rob M0RAC > K2 3314 > > Robert A Cochrane > 7 Lawn Terrace > Blackheath > London SE3 9LJ UK > > Tel (44) 020 8297 1978 > Mob (44) 07764 197 701 > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
