[Elecraft] KPA500 General Questions

[Joe Word]

Thanks all for the comments. What kind of input power and output
numbers are you seeing? Does it vary much across the bands? One review
on EHAM stated 25 in and 500 out.

Joe  N9VX

On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Joe Word <joe.n9vx at gmail.com> wrote:
> I am considering a KPA500 and have some questions for those that own one:
>
> 1. What Input SWR are you seeing? Does it vary by band?
>
> 2. Is there a lag in band switching when not using a K3 (Used with
> non-Elecraft radio).
>
> 3. In normal SSB operation, how loud is the fan? I know this varies
> per person, some don't hear fan noise and others do. What would you
> compare it to? As an example, the Yaesu MARK-V Field is OK, but the
> MARK-V 200 watt model is too loud for me.
>
>
> Thanks and 73,
>
> Joe  N9VX
>