On May 20, 2006, at 7:17 AM, Fred (FL) wrote:
1. A 13.8vdc dual-6146 TUBE AMPLIFIER, separate box,
with view of the tubes ... 200 watt PEP. I know
it may sound odd - but TUBES crank it out better than
solid state - no matter what they tell us!
First, you may be hard-pressed to get 200 watts PEP out of a pair of
6146's. Typically, these babies are 180-200 watts INPUT.
Second, your statement about tubes cranking it out may have been true
25 years ago, but solid state rigs have come a long way. The K2/100
can crank it out with the best of the hollow-state finals rigs of
yesteryear.
This is interesting from a nostalgia viewpoint, but not practical for
Elecraft from a business point of view.
2. A small separate POWER/SWR METER, hf, 160-10
or 80-6, 15/200 watt range, KIT. BNC/SO-239
I/O's
It would be especially interesting if it had reasonable accuracy, too.
3. A KIT vertical QRP/100W ANTENNA .... back packable,
with decent SWR and carry-able in form.
There are several manufacturers producing such verticals now. I'm not
sure how much you would consider kit-able.
4. A KIT horizontal END-FED-ZEP ANTENNA ... back
packable, with decent SWR in carry-able form.
A KIT for this? Two insulators and a hank of wire?
5. A KIT LOOP HF antenna, back packable, hangable,
plug-together, qrp to 200W.
Like the old AEA Isoloop? This might be interesting, but I doubt
there's much that could be in kit form. Perhaps if it had automatic
antenna tuning.
6. An in-line POWER OUTPUT INDICATOR (bnc, bnc)
sensitive/viewable to .250 watt variance.
Two (2) versions; NEON, mico-meter.
If you've got #2 above, I don't see why you'd need this.
7. A marine-grade BOATABLE, tossable marine (river,
lakes) portable HF ANTENNA. (Float, water ground
line, tow line, boyant)
Not exciting.
8. Elecraft "Golf Shirt", XXL please! White
please, and some form of cotton/poly - not
cheap. Small K2 on front pocket. Collar,
short sleeve.
This sounds cool.
9. Elecraft HF PORTABLE TUNER Kit; meter, dummy
load option, Elecraft K2 gray, 15/200W ranges.
The KAT100 doesn't do this? All you need to add is a dummy load.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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