[Elecraft] K2 power with and without PA

[Don Brown]

HI

The K2/100 will work the same as a QRP K2 if the power is supplied through the normal round power connector. When powered through the PowerPole connector on the KPA100 the amplifier is enabled. You can also disable the amp in the secondary menu. If you disable the PA the current should be about the same as the QRP K2. Of course you will need to use an external battery or power supply. One other option is to split the K2 and the KPA100. In this arrangement the KPA100 is installed in a matching EC2 box and the K2 will have the normal K2 top with the battery option if you like. A control cable and a RF cable connect the two together and the K2 can be used by it self in the field. The KAT100 tuner can also be installed into the same EC2 box with the KPA100.

Don Brown
KD5NDB 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: JEAN-FRANCOIS MENARD<mailto:k2 at cima.ca> 
  To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net<mailto:elecraft at mailman.qth.net> 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 7:34 PM
  Subject: [Elecraft] K2 power with and without PA


  I'm very hesitating about building de 100W PA for the K2, because 
  sometime I would like to use it on field in dxpedition.

  I would like to know, if you install the 100W PA, and you run the K2 at 
  5W or 15W on batteries in the field, is the K2 will drain more power 
  because the PA is installed, or it will drain normal power like about 
  180 mA - 240 mA on receive ???

  And in TX at 5W or 15W, will the K2 drain the same power if you have 
  the PA or not ???

  On the field, I could use an external batterie if I installed the 100W 
  PA.......

  Thanks for your help.....


  A little newbie.... VA2VYZ

  ===============================================
  Jean-François Ménard / VA2VYZ
  va2vyz at rac.ca<mailto:va2vyz at rac.ca>

  Club d'Astronomie Amateur de Sherbrooke
  Club Radio Amateur de l'Estrie

  Mon site web personnel : http://homepage.mac.com/jfmenard<http://homepage.mac.com/jfmenard>
  ===============================================
  _______________________________________________
  Elecraft mailing list
  Post to: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net<mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
  http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft<http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft>
  You must subscribe to post.
  Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, Unsub etc): http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm<http://mailman.qth.net/subscribershtm>
  Elecraft page: http://www.elecraft.com<http://www.elecraft.com/>