[Elecraft] KPA 500

[Johnny Siu]

Hello Ian,

I am very sure that Elecraft is clever in choosing both packing and construction 
materials for their radio gears

For example, the screws of K3 rust so easily that they now give you the option 
to spend US$19.9 to replace them with stainless steel screws.

For a radio at the price range of effectively over $2,000, you are given the 
chance to option for better screws.

73

Johnny VR2XMC




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寄件人﹕ Ian White GM3SEK <gm3sek at ifwtech.co.uk>
收件人﹕ elecraft at mailman.qth.net
傳送日期﹕ 2010/10/19 (二) 4:21:31 PM
主題： Re: [Elecraft] KPA 500

Wayne Burdick wrote:
>Very rugged relay-switched L network. Probably about the size of a P3, 
>and usable at the base of the antenna or indoors. Probably 4 antenna 
>jacks.
>
>That's all for now :)
>

If it's still possible at this stage in the design process, please 
consider a "bare" (or minimally enclosed) packaging option for the ATU, 
which can then be installed in the user's own weatherproof enclosure.

Many people may want an outdoor ATU, but the standards of 
weatherproofing required in different parts of the world vary 
enormously. Users in wet climates require very high standards of 
weatherproofing which users in more 'average' climates shouldn't have to 
pay for.

A good example of the "bare" packaging concept is the SGC-239:
http://www.sgcworld.com/239ProductPage.html

But (contrary to SGC) this is NOT about reducing costs. It's about 
allowing users to package the unit to meet their own local 
weatherproofing requirements, which only they can understand fully.


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73 from Ian GM3SEK
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek