[Elecraft] KAT500/KPA500 Positioning

[Wayne Burdick]

The KAT500 uses steel panels for rigidity and extra weight. It won't  
move around under normal circumstances.

Wayne
N6KR


On Mar 31, 2012, at 5:12 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

> I would not bet on the KAT500 being a lightweight.  Those large toroid
> cores are heavy.  Certainly not as heavy as the KPA500, but not a
> lightweight either.
>
> The KAT100 had little brackets that could be placed so as to capture  
> the
> rear feet of the K2, so maybe some similar bracket will be provided  
> with
> the KAT500 to keep it from sliding back when mounted on top of a tiled
> KPA500.  We will just have to wait and see.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 3/31/2012 8:04 PM, Gary Gregory wrote:
>> *Phil,
>>
>> Withe bail in the up position and I imagine the light weight of the  
>> KAT-500
>> I wonder if the trick will be to place the KAT-500 on top either  
>> the K3 or
>> KPA-500 and NOT have it slide off the back?
>>
>>
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