[Elecraft] New Elecraft Amp(s) - with bare K2?

[Siu Johnny]

Hi Fred,

I fully appreciate the quality of Elecraft products.  However, they still 
need to have a marketable amplifier.  In other words, to cover their R&D, 
they should aim at selling the amplifier not only to the K2 users.

My barefoot K2 can drive both my ICPW-1 and Quadra System to 350-400 watts. 
 Therefore, the forthcoming KPA800 / 1500 should have similar amplification 
gain.  If the proposed KPA800 / 1500 can only work with K2/100 and with 
less gain, I regret to say that the marketability of the amplifiers will be 
adversely affected.

ICPW-1 and Quadra System are selling about US$4000 in VR2.  I would expect 
KPA800 /1500 selling at similar price.  For the price range, if the KPA800 
/ 1600 only can work with K2/100 and less amplification gain, it is really 
not a market taker.

73

Johnny Siu VR2XMC




From: "Fred (FL)" <ncsailors at yahoo.com>
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] New Elecraft Amp(s) - with bare K2?
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:40:52 -0800 (PST)

Will the soon-to-be-sold new Amplifier(s) coming out
by Elecraft - be able to be fully driven by a bare
bones basic K2?  As always a fan of separate units;
xcvr, amp, tuner, swr/power metering.  I'm trying to
end up with a CW/SSB decent wattage K2.  I can't get
myself to go the top-cover amplifier KPA100 route.
IMHO - not the way to go for me.  I guess what I'm
driving at (!) - is what is the min. drive power
required of these new amplifiers?

Fred, N3CSY

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