[Elecraft] KPA100 assembly only one pwr supply?

Tue Oct 15 17:31:00 2002

At 19:53 10/15/2002 +0000, [email protected] wrote:
>Greetings:
>      I'm to the point of assembling the big 12V power cables for the 
> KPA100 and
>reading ahead I see I need two power supplies shortly. Being cheap and
>anticipating the KPA100, I only have one 12V supply - a 20-25 Amp linear that
>I've been using for the K2. Any suggestions about how to go about checking 
>out
>the KPA100 supply? I've been considering buying a lead-acid car-type battery
>for a backup power source.

One supply and one cable is all you need. The entire radio can be/is 
powered through the KPA power connector.  You can also have a second power 
supply for backup to power the K2 minus the KPA through the original 
coaxial jack, but it is not a requirement.

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Dave Gingrich, K9DC - Indianapolis, Indiana  USA
K2 #2211, K1 #931, QRP-L #2376, ARS #1109,
FPQRP #389, IRLP 4730/5730,  k9dc.ampr.org
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