[Elecraft] ordered the kpa100

David Wilburn dave.wilburn at verizon.net
Mon Apr 9 13:13:01 EDT 2007


Additionally, I believe all the Elecraft documentation (for the KPA100 
and the KAT100) now cover mounting these in the second enclosure.

David Wilburn
dave.wilburn at verizon.net
K4DGW
K2 #5982


Dave Van Wallaghen wrote:
> Hi Brett,
> 
> First, my condolences to you and your family for the recent death in your
> family.
> 
> I split my kpa100 into an EC2 enclosure with the kat100 this past winter. If
> you search the reflector archives, you will find lots of info for doing
> this. I used the info found on Lyle Johnson's KK7P website:
> http://www.kk7p.com/k2kpa100.html.
> 
> It contains a very detailed explanation with lots of pictures. Placing the
> kpa100 with the kat100 is very slick in that the RF and AUX BUS connections
> are internal between the two boards. It is a very neat looking setup.
> 
> My design considerations were to allow me to remove the basic K2 from my
> setup for portable ops without some of the hassle of exchanging the tops
> (not that it is that much of a hassle). I also added the KB2 battery option
> and KAT2 to my basic K2 at the same time. Works well for me - YMMV.
> 
> 73,
> Dave W8FGU
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-
>> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Brett gazdzinski
>> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 9:17 AM
>> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Elecraft] ordered the kpa100
>>
>> I just placed the order for the 100 watt amp.
>> I figured if I want to rag chew on CW I might need more then
>> the 12 to 14 watts of basic K2.
>>
>> Besides, the Elecraft stuff is so fun to build!
>>
>> Despite being sick all week and having a death in the family,
>> I have been speeding up my CW copy, with only numbers and
>> really poor sending being a problem now.
>>
>> I sent an Email to Jack Smith about a Z90 panadaptor kit,
>> but there are none left.
>> That would have been just the thing to go with the homebrew receivers
>> and the K2.
>>
>> Has anyone built the kpa100 and the high power auto ant tuner
>> into a standalone remote package?
>> Is that possible?
>>
>> Thanks for any info,
>> Brett
>> N2DTS
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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