[Elecraft] KPA500 mobile?

[Luis V. Romero]

Shameless Promotion but interesting story:

Two years ago in the Florida QSO Party, our local "Mad Scientist" and mobile
operations God Chris, NX4N, decided to do something that had never been done
before:  

A Multi Multi mobile entry!

In his Chevy Suburban, we had four radios: A K3 in the front seat (K0LUZ), a
Pro2 (W4BP) and a K3 in the second row (K4KM) and me with a K3 in the third
row.  20m, 40m, 15m and 10m in that order.  Chris did all the driving.  It
was an all CW operation.

Lots of filtering and coax stubs installed.  Four separate antennas on the
corners of the roof.  Four separate computers. The KX3 was feeding a KPA500
in the back of the Suburban which turned it into a 100w radio.  Power
supplies and other sundries were installed in a bread rack in the back and
secured by Bungie cords.

Feeding power to all of this was a Honda 2kW generator with an external fuel
tank mounted on a carrier attached to the trailer hitch. The generator was
covered by a plastic tub held on to the hitch carrier with Bungie cords.
This cover was for rain abatement. The cover was  adorned with special vents
on the side.  Yes, crazy and a gray area of mobile legality, But all of us
survived to tell the tale. And it was Great fun! And I remember working
OM2VL at almost every single county line.  

It's the only time I have seen a KPA500 mobile.  

I have since bowed out of this glorious extreme mobile engineering
achievement. But it continues with others to this day. 

And it will be on this coming weekend in the Florida QSO Party's 20th
anniversary celebration.  

The call sign used by this intrepid crew is K4OJ (in honor of FCG Founder
Jim White (SK)).   Look for them this coming weekend! 

Lu - W4LT 
(W4I in the FQP - Spell "F-L-O-R-I-D-A  S-U-N" with our 20 "letter
multiplier" stations -2 for each letter - for a special certificate!)