So buy another KPA500 and combine them. Easy peasy.
Ken K6MR From: Scott Manthe<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2016 12:22 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Please do a KPA1500 I think a KPA1000 would be pretty popular if priced appropriately. I love my KPA500, but a little extra oomph would be nice now and then. 73, Scott N9AA On 12/31/16 10:39 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Since I sometimes bring my station to the Caribbean, one of the main reasons > that I switched to the Elecraft line was for the size and weight. I have a > KPA500 and an it is an awesome amplifier but I would like a little more > power at times. I considered the Expert 1.3k that many with similar needs > use but I have not swapped my Elecraft due to the reasons that W4TV > mentioned below. It may not be practical for Elecraft to manufacture a small > lightweight KPA1500 at an affordable price however perhaps a KPA750 or > KPA1000 could be. I would certainly be interested in one of these. I read > many posts on this list saying that 3 or 4dBs make almost no difference. I > did a quick search of my last 200,000+ QSOs and could not find any of the > stations making this claim in my logs so I wonder how active they are on HF. > > John KK9A > > > From: Joe Subich W4TV > > The Expert 1.3K also violates the 15 dB gain limitation rule and is a > real garbage generator. Expert's own test data in their application > for FCC approval showed IMD at -27 dB at 800 W! For your 1 KW, each > of the IMD products are probably around .5W and I'd hate to even > think about the IMD level at 1.3 KW! > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > ______________________________________________________________ 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
