[Elecraft] KAT500 power source

[Dick Dievendorff]

http://www.elecraft.com/KAT500/kat500.html

Specifications

Frequency               Typical Matching Range and Power Limit
3 - 30 MHz            600W into 5 to 500 Ohms (10:1 SWR)
                                  1000W into 16 to 150 Ohms (3:1 SWR )

 1.8 - 2MHz            600W into 10 to 500 Ohms (5:1 Low Impedance, 10:1
High Impedance SWR)
                                  1000W into 16 to 150 Ohms (3:1 SWR )

 30 - 60MHz           500W into 5:1 SWR (10 to 250 Ohms)

Matching specified to a 1.0:1 to 1.6:1 resultant SWR. Power rating is ICAS
(Intermittent Commercial and Amateur Service).


73 de Dick, K6KR


-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Fred Jensen
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 7:49 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KAT500 power source

On 5/1/2013 7:38 PM, Gerald Manthey wrote:
> Can the KPA500 handle more than 1000 watts? Say like 1100 to 1500?

You must mean KAT500, and I don't think so.  At least I wouldn't try it. 
  I think it will handle anything the KPA500 will make [~700W], after all,
this *is* Elecraft, and that's what they do, but 1,500W is over twice that
much and seems to be pushing it more than a little.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2013 Cal QSO Party 5-6 Oct 2013
- www.cqp.org


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