[Elecraft] KAT500 power source

[Walter Underwood]

But the specs trump the "news". The news was a forecast.

So 1500W may be in the "it works for me" category instead of "supported".

wunder
K6WRU

On May 2, 2013, at 7:20 AM, Gerald Manthey wrote:

> Dick, On the Elecraft web site in the news section it reads in part " The
> KAT500 uses the same topology and high performance tuning algorithms as the
> popular 100W autotuner in the K3.  Typical matching range at 500-600W is up
> to 10:1 on most bands. (slightly less on 160m and 6M). This also equates to
> a range of 3:1 for higher power levels, up to 1200-1500 W."
> So is it up to 1200 - 1500 watts?
> On May 2, 2013 8:20 AM, "Dick Dievendorff" <dieven at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> 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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