Take a look at this coax loss calculator. It will tell you how much loss there is in the coax, including extra loss due to SWR. You will have to determine how much loss you can tolerate.
https://www.qsl.net/co8tw/Coax_Calculator.htm 73, Mark W7MLG On Tue, Aug 20, 2019, 12:19 PM Carter Craigie <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello friends, > > I am contemplating buying a KPA500 amplifier/tuner Combo, and driving it > from my Elecraft K2/100 rig. I hope I would be able to do that! > > From what I have read on eHam Reviews, it appears that I can run the > amp/tuner combo on 117v. from the convenient wall socket. Is that correct, > as well? > > I cannot find any mention of the coax requirements, from the radio/combo > out to our 80-meter wire loop antenna. Right now, using only my K2/100 I am > able to use 8X coax. > > Will I still be able to use that coax cable with up to 500 Watts output? > > What other considerations do I need to make? > > Thanks in advance, > > Carter Craigie, N3AO > Blacksburg, VA > > > -- > Carter, N3AO > Blacksburg, VA > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
