[Elecraft] twin KPA500 amplifiers

[Mitch Wolfson DJØQN]

You have your exchange rate backwards......at today's rate of 1.33, 
22,800 Euros is about $30,300.

73,
Mitch DJ0QN

On 21.02.2012 04:25, Gary K9GS wrote:
> Ignoring cost...why not one of these?
>
> http://www.cqdx.ru/ham/new-equipment/new-acom-3x2000a-qro-splittercombiner-amplifiers/
>
> 22,800 EU is about $17,215 US
>
>
>
> On 2/20/2012 6:04 PM, Steve Jackson wrote:
>> The discussion about a 'KPA1500' made me think about putting two of the
>> KPA500 in parallel.
>>
>> Using a gizmo like this one:
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/140399305330?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
>>
>> or the equivalent circuitry, packaged and cabled accordingly, and maybe
>> wire-AND-ing (or with diodes) the key lines of the two amps, them letting
>> them auto-band-switch based on the initial signal, doing so would yield a
>> ~1200W Elecraft amplifier.
>>
>> Is this an awful idea? (Ignore the cost for this exercise.)   If so, why?
>>
>>
>> Steve KZ1X/4
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