[Elecraft] External Power Supply for the KPA-500

[Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604]

Hm, the difference is that not everyone needs a automatic antenna
tuner and everyone needs the power supply.  If you have one of them
external, there are strong arguments for it being the antenna tuner.

We have tuneable antennas, and many other antennas run fine without a
tuner.  And the options for an antenna tuning unit include automatic
tuners, simple manual all-band boxes, and per-band matching networks,
as well as intersting things like the fellow (I can't find the URL
right now) who switches binary weighted lengths of twin-lead feeder in
and out to match his wire to his radio.

I suspect that the KPA500 will bootstrap Elecraft into a higher-power
amp in the same size box with an external power supply, but that's
wild speculation.

73, doug

   Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:09:14 -0700 (PDT)
   From: Mel Farrer <farrerfolks at yahoo.com>

   I agree, I don't mind an under the counter supply.

   Mel, K6KBE

   --- On Tue, 4/20/10, ANTNEE N3ANT <n3ant at live.com> wrote:

   Subject: [Elecraft] External Power Supply for the KPA-500
   Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 7:15 AM

   Hello All, Just a thought....but how about a external power supply for the
   KPA-500 ? It would leave plenty of room for a built In antenna tuner ?