[Elecraft] K2/100

Sun Feb 24 20:59:01 2002

It should be noted that the PA100 should, according to my understanding, 
also be able to be put in the matching external cabinet, connected to the 
K2 via I/O and rf cables.  Although external, it will not be stand-alone, 
requiring as it will, I/O control from the K2.  This configuration will, 
however, allow one to keep the K2 as a plug-and-play /P unit without having 
to switch lids.  For my purposes, I consider this configuration ideal.

best wishes,

dave belsley, w1euy

--On Sunday, February 24, 2002 10:25 AM -0800 Ron D' Eau Claire 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> The K2 was designed as a 100 watt H.F. transceiver. Builders may, at their
> discretion, leave the 100 watt amplifier module out of it in order to
> have a QRP rig.
>
> However, no 100 watt modules for the K2 have been shipped yet. When they
> do, they will fit into your existing K2 just as if it had been built that
> way from the very first.
>
> That's a critical point, because the FCC here in the USA won't allow such
> an amplifier to be offered as a stand-alone "add-on" to an existing rig.
>
> The KAT2 and battery options will not work with the KPA100. The KAT2 is
> strictly a low-power ATU. The current demands for the KPA100 are much
> greater than the battery could handle. So the KPA100 will simply replace
> the top cover of the K2. If you have the battery and KAT2 for QRP work
> and want to run your K2 at its full rated output of 100 watts, you simply
> unscrew the top cover and remove it. That removes the KAT2 and Battery
> automatically and leaves room for the KPA100. The KPA heat sink forms a
> replacement top cover for the K2 in it's "QRO" configuration. The last I
> heard, the KPA100 includes the KIO2, so you don't lose the computer
> interface functions.
>
> Ron AC7AC
> K2 # 1289
>
>> Will the 100W PA module be available as an add-on
>> to existing K2s, or is this a completely new rig?  I'd
>> like to know, as I just submitted an order for a K2...
>>
>> Bob  WA4FOM
>
>
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David A. Belsley
Professor of Economics