[Elecraft] kpa1500?

[Phil Hystad]

As others have mentioned, there were two amps built and put on display a number of years
ago.  One was legal limit and I think the other was about half that (I remember more than the
current 500 Watt KPA500 though).

I probably would never spend the money for a full legal limit solid-state amp but I might pay
for a kit amp.  By "kit" I mean more of a kit than typical of Elecraft's bolt-together kits.   I mean
a real soldering kit with some SMTs already placed.  Especially useful would be the PA boards and
heat sinks already put together.  But, other parts could certainly be lower level kit pieces.  Also,
the voltage levels are not too dangerously high (? 75 volts, 40 amps maybe).  Maybe the power
supply can be a separately priced kit.

Not even sure how much I would pay -- I wouldn't want ham radio to cut into my book buying budget
for the year.  Also, ham radio competes with my other hobby of wood working.  Those Shapton glass
bottom sharpening stones are getting pricey.

73, phil, K7PEH

> On Dec 12, 2014, at 4:58 PM, Richard Thorne <rthorne at rthorne.net> wrote:
> 
> I'd be a buyer.
> 
> Rich - N5ZC
> 
> On 12/12/2014 6:17 PM, CenturyLink Customer wrote:
>> 
>> As a 6 month Elecrafter (k3+p3) I have never seen any discussion nor requests for a legal limit compatible Elecraft amplifier with the seamless attributes of the kpa500 . It would seem that the now extablished 1000 w devices could form the basis for a commercially viable amplifier. Perhaps no one else is interested, but I wanted to ask if such a product is even on the "consideration" list?
>> 
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>> Myron
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