[Elecraft] KPA100 Elimination?

[Darrell Bellerive]

Oh, and I forgot one thing. No FAN! Just a nice HUGE heatsink. No matter how 
quiet the fan, I just hate fan noise.

The things holding me back from buying a KPA100/KAT100 are only 100 watts and 
the fan. Another 6 db and no moving air noise would tip the scale for me.

On December 25, 2006 01:14 pm, Darrell Bellerive wrote:
> Yes, yes, yes!!!!
>
> From what I understand, the KPA800 has two 400 watt power modules combined
> to produce 800 watts. So, a KPA400 with just one of the power modules, a
> built-in lower power antenna tuner, no combiner, a smaller power supply,
> solid state T/R switching, and without some fancy bells and whistles like
> SO2R would be ideal. Integrate it with the K2's power control, band
> switching, and antenna switching like the KPA100/KAT100 combo. A separate
> cabinet styled to match either the K2 or new KPA800/1500 would be just
> fine.
>
> Price it between the KPA100/KAT100 combo and the KPA800, say between $1500
> and $2000 or so.
>
> Darrell
> VA7TO
>
> On December 25, 2006 10:31 am, Tom Althoff wrote:
> > Hmmm...a KPA-400 replacement for the KPA-100 would be a VERY nice
> > addition to the K2!
> >
> > Imagine a K2 that can go from milliwatts within 6db of the legal limit at
> > the turn of a knob!   I could get rid of my Titan II and be perfectly
> > content.
> >
> > - Tom K2TA
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bob Nielsen" <nielsen at oz.net>
> >
> > > Unfortunately (IMHO) the 15 dB maximum gain limitation was retained
> > > in the new rules (do we need a KPA400?)

-- 
Darrell Bellerive
Amateur Radio Stations VA7TO and VE7CLA
Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada