[Elecraft] Elecraft - Full Line Manufacturer

[Vic K2VCO]

Lee Buller wrote:

> Could there be a middle ground where a KW SS amp can come in at an
> affordable price...say below 1500 to 2000 bucks? 

I suspect this is hard to do. Although a SS amplifier itself is simple, 
by the time you get the power supply, the protective circuitry, the 
pretty-much mandatory antenna tuner, etc., the price climbs.

I have another idea. Personally, I don't want (another) KW+ amplifier. 
Too big, too much money, and too much RFI potential (I know, it's not my 
fault, but I still hate those phone calls).

But an extra 6 dB would definitely make a difference in pileups and 
marginal conditions.

What I want to see is a 400-watt "KPA400" to *replace* the KPA3 100-watt 
amp in the K3.

It would require beefing up the KAT3 and possibly the heatsink and fans. 
It would be best to run it on 48v or so; that would give better IMD 
performance on SSB and make the current draw more reasonable. Possibly 
Elecraft could also sell a 12/48v power supply. It would also be 
possible to add a class-A mode for SSB for even cleaner signals.

The main thing is that I think this could fit in the existing K3 
package, which would make it *very* appealing.
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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco