[Elecraft] Remote KPA-100 Kit

[Bob Nielsen]

On Dec 1, 2005, at 2:13 PM, BPCI at aol.com wrote:

> I have researched putting my KPA-100 in a seperate enclosure and  
> running my
> K-2 in its original mode. However, what seems to me to be a simple  
> project of
> extending cables and plugging them in when I need the amplifier is  
> very
> complicated according to the reflector. I am not very good at this,  
> but was able
> to complete the Elecraft kits due to their excellence.
>
> If some one (hopefully Elecraft) could make up a kit for remoting the
> KPA-100, I would be very appreciative, and I would buy it. My bet  
> is that a lot  of
> others might buy it also. For my purposes, I just need to use the  
> amplifier
> without changing the case and be able to go back to using the rig  
> QRP (unplug
> the amplifier).
>
> Is my only alternative to order more of that multi-colored cable  
> and other
> plugs and connectors from Elecraft and run the whole mess out the  
> back of the
> case of both the K-2 and the EC2 I need to buy? Thanks for anyone's  
> help...72,
>  Ci

There's  a much easier--

http://www.kk7p.com/k2kpa100.html

You will probably want to add a KIO2 (although there is an  
alternative listed on those web pages).  A custom cable need to be  
constructed, but that beats making extenders for the ribbon cable,  
etc.  I haven't done this yet (I have all the parts), but many on  
this refelector have built theirs this way.  When unplugged from the  
external KPA100, you have a standard K2 (with the exception of one  
larger inductor).

Another way of doing this is shown at <http://home.pacbell.net/ 
johngreb/k2_100_in_ec2.pdf>.

Good luck!

73, Bob N7XY