[Elecraft] KPA800 & KPA1500 pictures

[w2bvh at comcast.net]

Amazing that those little bitty relays can carry (and isolate) a kw+.

73,
Lenny W2BVH
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From: "Ron Castro" <ronc at sonic.net>
> I am one of many folks eagerly awaiting the first shipments of the Elecraft 
> KPA800 and KPA1500 solid state amplifiers.  In October, Eric visited our 
> local club, the Redwood Empire DX Assn. and brought the prototypes of the 
> new amplifiers with him.  I took a few pictures of the units, including 
> shots of the insides of one of them, and Eric was kind enough to give me 
> permission to publish the photos on my web site.  If you would like to see 
> them, go to www.N6IE.com .
> 
> I got a chance to see the amps close-up again a few days later at Pacificon, 
> and it seemed like there was a lot of interest.  When you see these units, I 
> think you'll understand why every high-end QRO operator will want one of 
> these sitting on his desk!
> 
> OFF TOPIC: While you're at my website, take a look at an amazing article I 
> ran across that debunks the famous story of Reginald Fessenden's first AM 
> radio broadcast on Christmas Eve, 1906.  According to the author, there was 
> not one single published account of the historic event until more than a 
> quarter century after it was supposed to have happened, leading to the 
> inescapable conclusion that the whole story was a sham and that Lee DeForest 
> did the first voice broadcast in March of 1907!  (Is this where I say "we 
> report...you decide"?)
> 
>   73, Ron N6IE
>  www.N6IE.com
> (Formerly N6AHA) 
> 
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