[Elecraft] KPA1500 Enhancement

[Matthew Cook]

Now there's a good point, have to make sure the antennas are well matched
and put the tuner into bypass.

So time to get back to working on the 1500W W3NQN filter designs... and the
high power paperwork requirements from our regulatory body to run that sort
of power level... sigh.

73

Matthew
VK5ZM

On 27 April 2017 at 12:29, Erik Basilier <ebasilier at cox.net> wrote:

> Of course, in an SO2R scenario where the shared amplifier alternates
> between
> two different bands with every transmission, a shared ATU would exercise
> the
> relays a lot. Separate tuners might be needed in order to avoid the relays
> wearing out.
>
> 73,
> Erik K7TV
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
> Matthew Cook
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 5:45 PM
> To: Thomas Donohue <tomdon92 at gmail.com>
> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 Enhancement
>
> If that were to happen then adding a second 15-way connector at the same
> time to said module to allow two K3/K3s to drive the one amp through each
> respective antenna input and matched output would start this amp towards
> the
> "basic" SO2R path.  From there a smart 2x6 antenna switching unit some well
> designed BPF filters and your well on your way.  The rest of the magic is
> then just firmware (says he that writes said firmware every day) within the
> upgraded processor the KPA1500 has been blessed with.
>
> I'm fingers crossed..
>
> 73
>
> Matthew
> VK5ZM
>
> On 26 April 2017 at 22:37, Thomas Donohue <tomdon92 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi to all:
> >
> > Wayne or Eric. Are there any plans or thoughts about adding a second
> > RF input to the amp, similar to what the Yaesu VL-1000 has?
> >
> > Best 73,
> > Tom/W1QU
> >
> >
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