Oh, and I forgot one thing. No FAN! Just a nice HUGE heatsink. No matter how quiet the fan, I just hate fan noise.
The things holding me back from buying a KPA100/KAT100 are only 100 watts and the fan. Another 6 db and no moving air noise would tip the scale for me. On December 25, 2006 01:14 pm, Darrell Bellerive wrote: > Yes, yes, yes!!!! > > From what I understand, the KPA800 has two 400 watt power modules combined > to produce 800 watts. So, a KPA400 with just one of the power modules, a > built-in lower power antenna tuner, no combiner, a smaller power supply, > solid state T/R switching, and without some fancy bells and whistles like > SO2R would be ideal. Integrate it with the K2's power control, band > switching, and antenna switching like the KPA100/KAT100 combo. A separate > cabinet styled to match either the K2 or new KPA800/1500 would be just > fine. > > Price it between the KPA100/KAT100 combo and the KPA800, say between $1500 > and $2000 or so. > > Darrell > VA7TO > > On December 25, 2006 10:31 am, Tom Althoff wrote: > > Hmmm...a KPA-400 replacement for the KPA-100 would be a VERY nice > > addition to the K2! > > > > Imagine a K2 that can go from milliwatts within 6db of the legal limit at > > the turn of a knob! I could get rid of my Titan II and be perfectly > > content. > > > > - Tom K2TA > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bob Nielsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Unfortunately (IMHO) the 15 dB maximum gain limitation was retained > > > in the new rules (do we need a KPA400?) -- Darrell Bellerive Amateur Radio Stations VA7TO and VE7CLA Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada _______________________________________________ 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
