Hi Eric,
Thanks for opening up this can of worms ;-)
I haven't been following the discussion until now, but my suggestion
comes from another angle: make any new amplifier very remotable.
This means the following:
- Have API's that support complete remote control, also available to
other software and hardware developers
- If possible, allow remote power on via a remote command and not by
providing a voltage to pins (like the old SPE 1K-FA did)
- Do not use (only) USB control, since this is no good for remoting
- Have a true serial port for serial port servers and other legacy devices
- A bonus would be an embedded serial port server, such as the Lantronix
XPort (OM Power offers this as an option)
https://www.lantronix.com/products/xport/
- Another added bonus would be an embedded web server with a control
interface, such as that offered on the RemoteRig RC-1216H
http://www.remoterig.com/wp/?page_id=1010
Having helped to install dozens of amplifiers for remoting, I can say
that this feature set would put a new 1500w amplifier on the top of the
remote station heap if reasonably priced.
73,
Mitch DJ0QN / K7DX
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On 17.03.2017 13:06, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
Interesting discussion.
Folks, if we did introduce a 1500 W solid state amp similar to our
KPA500 in operation, what features etc would be important?
73,
Eric
/elecraft.com/
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