[Elecraft] KPA1500 Enhancement

[john at kk9a.com]

With no interest in SO2R, I wonder why you would want a K3 and K3S both
connected to the same amp. Regardless, keeping the amp physically small
and lightweight is a great selling point.  External antenna switches are
readily available. For me, one input and one output is perfectly fine.

John KK9A

>From Wayne n6kr m
Fri Apr 28 12:35:45 EDT 2017

Hi Tom,

I don’t believe we have enough rear panel or internal space in the KPA1500
to accommodate a two-rig switch. That said, if you (or anyone else) wants
to use a home-rolled or commercial rig/antenna switch, or an SO2R box,
we’ll try to find a way to help with integration.

For example, the KPA1500’s front-panel “ANTENNA” switch has a tap function
but not a hold function. We could create a hold function that would select
between two rigs via an external relay. There are various possibilities
for control that I’ll be happy to discuss with you if you’re interested.

73,
Wayne
N6KR



> On Apr 28, 2017, at 6:45 AM, Thomas Donohue <tomdon92 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi to all:
>
> I'm changing the topic back to my original question, which has not been
answered. Are there plans or thoughts to add a second RF input to the
amp similar to the two RF inputs on the Yaesu VL1000? I'm not interested
in SO2R, I am interested in feeding my K3 and K3S into a KPA1500, much
the same as I'm currently doing with the VL1000.
>
> Best 73,
> Tom/W1QU