[Elecraft] Found this on Facebook this morning... KPA800??

[Wayne Burdick]

Lou,

These early amp prototypes were a real learning experience for us. Our  
staff did an excellent job, and they worked very well. However, after  
sizing up the costs and risks, we decided to enter the market with  
something smaller (K3-size) featuring a zero-noise (linear) power  
supply based on a toroidal transformer. 500-600 W seemed like an ideal  
target, and there you have it: the KPA500.

I certainly wouldn't rule out other amps in the future.

Speaking of which, the upcoming KXPA100, our 100-W amp for the KX3 and  
other QRP rigs, draws extensively from the KPA500 design. We hope it  
will be the best-performing and most rugged  100-W-class amplifier  
available.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On Dec 6, 2012, at 7:32 PM, W0FK wrote:

> Scott Manthe-2 wrote
>> They showed a KPA1500 along with the KPA800 at Dayton in 2006. I was
>> lucky enough to see them and they were quite impressive.
>
> It was pretty sweet in person, but pics are still out there. See
> http://www.n6ie.com/Elecraft.html
>
> I was talking to Wayne at Dayton this past April, and asked about a  
> higher
> power amp. I doubt we'll ever see one, but at least he didn't  
> forclose the
> idea. It would be nice to have a 1500 watt RF deck in a K3-sized  
> case, and a
> PS in a second case.
>
> 73,
>
> Lou, W0FK
>
>
>
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