[Elecraft] High Power PA Option vs. Auto-Tuner and Battery Options

[Francis Belliveau]

On: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 2:25 PM
Lou W7DZN
wrote:

> <<The catch is that such an amplifier can't legally be sold in the US.>>
>
> It can't be sold as a separate amplifier but it can and will be sold as a
part
> for a QRO K2.  Anybody that has a K2 can get the KPA100 as part for
it...and, if
> slightly enterprising, can build it into a separate enclosure.
>
To this I say that I expect the hardest part of building the KPA100 into an
EC2 box will be punching the holes and building the interface cables.
Elecraft has stated that is will violate FCC rules to provide that as a kit.
However this does not prevent one of us from doing so.

There will be a tuner for use with the KPA100 that will fit in the bottom of
the enclosure without a problem.  That will be sold as a kit when it has
been designed.

One last point about QRP versus QRO:  antenna gain can often make up for
lack or power.  Be sure to put some effort into an antenna system even if
you plan to go for full QRO.

Welcome to the group and good luck.

Fran, KA4FRH
K2 s/n 314