[Elecraft] Could the be the basis for the KPA-1500?

[w2bvh]

  On 7/24/2011 11:24 AM, Gary K9GS wrote:
> One thing that someone pointed off off list.....
>
> By having the amplifier and power supply on one board, if the power
> supply fails catastrophically, you have a lot of very expensive RF
> components attached to a burned up PCB.  Separate PCBs would be a good idea.
>
If it was broken into 3 modules: rf deck,  control (overtemp, swr, 
sequencing, fan control etc) and power supply then they could both a 
HF/6M amp and a 2 Meter amp which share many modules.  You get a bigger 
market with commonality of parts and without much extra design work.

--Lenny W2BVH