[Elecraft] Subject: Re: KPA1000

[Ray Sills]

On Dec 24, 2014, at 1:26 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:
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> Why is this a problem?  Just run down to Home Depot or Lowe's and  
> buy some No.8-3 cable and run your own 220v line.  They have the  
> needed twist-lock 25A or 30A receptacles, plugs, and utility boxes.   
> I tied my 35-foot 240vac extension from the main breaker box at the  
> main entrance buss and used a 60A service box for installing  
> 20A-230v breaker and two 20A-115v breakers to have some stiff power  
> for other PS in the shack.
>
> If you are worried about regulations find a local electrician that  
> will sign-off on your work - that is what I did.

Getting the hardware is easy part.  Installing it is the hard part...  
depending a particular QTH.. shack location, etc.  Some municipalities  
may require a permit, and inspection by the proper municipal  
inspector.  And, some homeowner associations may have rules that  
require the use of a licensed electrician, particularly in condo and  
townhouse communities, where your "unit" is sharing a wall with other  
owners.  And, that may not be a bad idea, because there are quite a  
few people who simply don't know what they are doing with electrical  
wiring.

It won't be an issue for me, of course, since I'm a QRP operator.    
And besides that, I don't do wiring or plumbing any more.  I'd rather  
pay a professional.

73 de Ray
K2ULR
KX3 #211
ARL sixty one