[Elecraft] K3 P3 and KAT500

[KG7FYI]

Thank you all for the responses. Our situation here is somewhat different
regarding emergency preparedness. We are a very rural environment in SW
Oregon. No cell service, frequent land line outages, very mountainous
terrain and few options for communication in the event of an extreme
emergency. The State of Oregon has been actively engaged with local ARES
groups to prepare for an expected 9.1 subduction zone quake off of the
Pacific Coast. All models point toward a complete disruption of all services
for months and much of the destruction to disrupt the norm for years. Our
community is isolated with the probability of all infrastructure collapsing
and our demographic being physically unable to move in or out of the area
except by foot. There are approximately 300 people within the thus affected
zone. I am interested in opening up as much bandwidth as possible to provide
maximum versatility for communication. This would include the MARS bands. We
have several folks here with General and Extra class licenses. I don't think
our radios should be encumbered with the limitation of band width. I suppose
I could acquire the patch by some other means but I would just as soon have
it from Elecraft. 

I have not purchased yet but I am particularly interested in the possibility
of an amplifier for my radios. I wondered if the KAT500 hundred could handle
more than 100 watts? In discussions with club members it is apparent that
some are for and others against 1000 watt amps etc. I'm curious if the
elecraft tuner has wattage limits. 



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Stan KG7FYI
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