[Elecraft] KAT100 "real" power rating

[N2EY@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/4/03 3:33:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, vic@rakefet.com 
writes:


> KS7J Shack wrote:
> 
> > would it be reasonable to use the 
> > KAT100 with a non-Elecraft 200W rig 
> 
> Reasonable or not, it's impossible because the KAT100 depends on 
> communication with the K2's processor to function.
> 
> Wayne and Eric have mentioned the possibility of someday making a 
> standalone unit in the future, but they haven't done it yet.


It's probably against FCC rules to manufacture or sell a kit for a 
stand-alone unit that covers the HF bands and requires only a few watts of drive. The 
KPA100 complies with FCC rules because it's NOT a standalone RF amp - it's a 
component of the K2 system, and won't function otherwise.

These restrictions date back to 1978, and are the result of violations by 
other radio services, not hams. But it's hams who bear the brunt of them.

73 de Jim, N2EY

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