[Elecraft] Amplifiers, no longer an FCC issue

[Michael E Dobson]

But since you seem to be thinking along these lines, if you cannot sell
one that can be driven by a stock K2 how about one that can be driven by
the K2/100 to full legal limit?

Bring on the KPA1500!!

73,
Mike WA3KYY K2 #2221

On Tue, 18 May 2004 11:12:19 -0700 Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft
<eric at elecraft.com> writes:
> We'd like to do this too. :-)
> 
> We've read the proposed FCC 04-79 changes and it looks like that 
> while they 
> are removing the 12M-10M ban, they are keeping the max gain rule of 
> 15 dB (or 
> less for <1500 W) , and possibly the 50W minimum input power 
> requirement for 
> external amplifiers. They appear to be modifying 97.317 paragraphs 
> a(1), a(2) 
> and b, but they appear to leave in paragraph c, which still has 
> these power 
> limits in c(6).
> 
> We'll have to wait until the final changes are published to be 
> sure.
> 
> 73, Eric
> 
> 
> Larry Kayser wrote:
> 
> > Re the dream for a high gain amplifier.
> > 
> > FCC has or is in the process of dropping all amplifier 
> restrictions so 
> > the point is mute.
> > 
> > I expect to see a lot of "boots" for all the QRP world now as the 
> sun 
> > spots go down.
> > 
> > FCC info is on the ARRL web site.
> > 
> > Larry
> > VA3LK / WA3ZIA
> >
> 
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