[Elecraft] Some KPA100 ?s...

Sun May 12 08:24:00 2002

Ah, Duh, John Dude, why not just buy a second K-2 for QRP and be done with
all this hassle, you are thrashing around like an octopus with wires
sticking out of all end of your K-2 !

That's what I plan to do. Total cost $813 since you already have the KATU
( 20 W ). Now you don't have to worry if YODA is looking at the BACK of your
K-2/100 watt honey with her UGLY fan showing and the dastardly Anderson
PowerPoint connector :-)

Don't you think Elecraft has plans for that enclosure? Surely a power
supply, speaker, atu, phone patch, lcd oscilloscope, gps, and even a spoke
straitener for you bicycle :-)

Walt K8CV Royal Oak, MI.

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Clifford" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 1:59 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Some KPA100 ?s...

> Greetings fellow Elecrafters,
>
> The blurb on the Elecraft website sez that the K2/KPA100 is limited to 10w
> between 25 MHz and 29 MHz... will us licensed amateurs be able to modify
our
> KPA100s so this is not a limitation?
>
> Another question... say one has the KPA100 built in an EC2.  There are two
> RS-232 interfaces... can these be hooked up to two separate computers and
> can commands be sent by either computer with output strings being sent on
> both interfaces?  Hmmm... I can see a remote LCD display being built....
>
> Also... saw the question about max power during high-duty cycle modes
(RTTY)
> being 40w.  What is the max transmit time at this power on such modes if
the
> fan is running?  What is the max transmit time @ 100w?
>
> Suggestion for Elecraft... why not come up/out with a connector kit that
> would replace one of the side panels, would have sockets for every
connector
> that goes to a top-mounted option (speaker, KAT2, KPA2, KIO2, KBT2,
etc.)...
> AND add male connectors for the appropriate options that could be bolted
> onto the top covers of the regular K2 or KPA100?  (Similar to the way that
> the various PC boards plug in together.)  Also, replace all of the blocks
> for the top screws with a 90 degree bayonet type fastener that won't
> wear/strip if repeatedly removed/reinstalled.  That way, instead of having
> to remove/replace screws, plug/unplug wires, etc., one could merely rotate
> half a dozen fasteners, pop up/off one cover, and then pop down the other
> cover.  One of the problems that people have run into is inadvertant
> connecting of the battery plug into the RF connector... this scheme would
> prevent that AND make swapping top covers much more hassle free.
>
> The major reason I plan to build my KPA100 in a separate EC2 enclosure is
> because I don't want to have to be disassembling the K2 enclosure every
time
> I take my K2 out to play.  I'm worried about wear and tear (and
> dropping/losing screws, etc.) on the current screw/block fastener system.
A
> system as described above (particularly the fasteners) would greatly
reduce
> the hassle factor.  A big secondary reason is because I will eventually
> build either the K2 high power antenna tuner or an LDG kit inside the EC2.
>
> TIA,
>
>  - jgc
>
> John Clifford KD7KGX
>
> Heathkit HW-9 WARC/HFT-9/HM-9
> Elecraft K2 #1678 /KSB2/KIO2/KBT2/KAT2/KNB2/KAF2
>                   ...waiting _eagerly_ for KPA100!
> Ten-Tec Omni VI/Opt1
>
> email: [email protected]
>
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