[Elecraft] KPA1500 First RF Review

[AB4IQ]

Well I told Laura (KF4CXO) that I was getting her something special and that it was so quiet she wouldn't even know what I got her.  I'm working FT8 as we speak on 30 meters and trying to read emails at the same time and not laugh to much.

Ed... AB4IQ

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne Burdick
Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2017 3:49 PM
To: W0FK <lladerman at earthlink.net>
Cc: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 First RF Review

Right, Lou. You’re also getting a KX9 in your stocking. And your wife gets the complimentary purse unicorn.

73.5,
Wayne
N6KR


> On Dec 14, 2017, at 1:36 PM, W0FK <lladerman at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> I received my KPA1500 late yesterday. Contrary to pronouncements on 
> the forum by Elecraft, they’re ready to ship. Since I was first to 
> order the amp and sent in “something special” to Eric and Wayne, I got 
> mine a week before the established release to the general ham 
> populace.  Sorry guys, looks like I’m the lucky one this time.
> 
> I popped on the 220 connector I needed, reset the voltage to 220 on 
> the PS, and placed it below my bench on a rolling cart. I ran the 
> cable up to my equipment shelf, slid the RF deck on my shelf and connected the cable.
> Beautiful, matching gray to the rest of the K-Line. I connected the 
> cables to my K3S, and powered it all up. The display on the amp 
> scrolled “Elecraft KPA1500” and the lights flashed through multiple 
> colors until they set in standby mode. I hit the switch to “operate,” 
> set the antenna switch to my dummy load, set RF out to the usual 35 watts on my K3S, and keyed the amp.
> 
> What! 3500 watts out?!?! How is that possible?
> 
> I then noticed a small 3M yellow sticky attached to the side of the 
> amp. I pulled it off saw a handwritten note from Wayne. “Lou – you got 
> a special first version of the amp. It had 4 finals in it, and a larger power supply.
> We plan on releasing it at Dayton 2018, but since you’re a special 
> customer, wanted you to be first to own this heretofore unannounced 
> beauty. Merry Xmas!”
> 
> I sat back in my chair, stunned. How can this be? What a great present!
> 
> Then I heard a noise. I looked at the amp, and the display was 
> flashing, in bright red, “07:00”, “07:00”, and there was a loud 
> buzzing. My mind raced, and I heard my wife, saying “wake up already and turn off that damn alarm!”
> 
> I rubbed my eyes after turning off the alarm and realized it had been 
> a dream. Looks like I have to wait like everyone else. And no 3500 
> watt special.
> 
> Yet….
> 
> Merry Xmas everyone! ;-)



______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.net

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to ab4iq at comcast.net