[Elecraft] Amplifiers, no longer an FCC issue

[david]

yes yes yes and make it work with others radios beside the k2. 
I would love to build a kpa 1500 foot warmer.
Eric Wayne got a time frame?????


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael E Dobson" <dobfam4 at juno.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 5:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Amplifiers, no longer an FCC issue


> 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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