[Elecraft] Remoting the KPA100???

Tue Apr 15 12:50:01 2003

Probably both, Steve - I was just trying to make the point that Wayne and
Eric probably had good and sufficient reason for incorporating the amp with
the K2. But seems like I have read postings by them discussing mounting the
KPA100 in a separate enclosure. Maybe the archives have something on that .
. .

73/72, George
Amateur Radio W5YR -  the Yellow Rose of Texas
Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13QE
"In the 57th year and it just keeps getting better!"
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <[email protected]>
To: "George, W5YR" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Remoting the KPA100???

> Were they design decisions or legal decisions since they needed to make
> sure that the 100 Watt PA could not be used as an external amp for "other"
> uses.  I would also be interested in the 100 Watt option if I could set it
> next to the K2 for home use and keep the internal battery option installed
> for quick field use.
>
> 73,
>
> Steve - W8HF
>
> --On Monday, April 14, 2003 9:24 PM -0500 "George,  W5YR" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Larry, do you remember the old TV commercial with the tag line "It
doesn't
> > pay to fool with Mother Nature!"?
> >
> > I have a hunch that it doesn't pay to fool with the design decisions
that
> > Wayne and Eric made for adding the KPA100 to the K2.
> >
> > Just a hunch . . .
> >
> > 73/72, George
> > Amateur Radio W5YR -  the Yellow Rose of Texas
> > Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13QE
> > "In the 57th year and it just keeps getting better!"
> > <mailto:[email protected]>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "N0SA" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 8:48 PM
> > Subject: [Elecraft] Remoting the KPA100???
> >
> >
> >> I may have missed this somewhere but couldn't I just set the KPA100
next
> > to
> >> my K2 in an EC2 enclosure and extend all the connections via short
> > sheilded
> >> cables and appropriate connectors? I see a method of using a KIO2 in
the
> > K2.
> >> Is this really needed and why? I am referring to the 9 cond comm.
cable.
> > It
> >> seems to me a short cable to the rear of the K2 and a DB9 on the amp
and
> > the
> >> K2 would do the trick. As long as the KPA is kept right next to the K2.
I
> > am
> >> thinking of this to keep the heat out of the K2 and to make it very
easy
> > to
> >> unplug and take it camping as a QRP rig.
> >> Larry  N0SA
> >>
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