[Elecraft] Linear thoughts
Clay Autery
cautery at montac.com
Fri Mar 17 16:51:51 EDT 2017
I'm firmly in the component or modular engineering camp. All things
equal, less integration of function trumps integration if its a choice.
The other guys have already hit on most of the big items... Here's what
is important to me.
1500+W (Prefer something built to 2-3K Watts capable and then throttled
back... no running on the bleeding edge.
Clean.... Like really clean...
Separate power supply.... OR AT MINIMUM, the option to choose to use an
external power supply so I can choose either the one Elecraft supplies
or provide my own.... heavy linear at home and the option for a lighter
travel supply.
(Ideally, a separate Elecraft PS that obeys the packaging rules...
Try to integrate the packaging to fit the K3s, et al footprint...
Height being the adjustable dimension to meet volume requirements.
Thermal design from the ground up not as an afterthought (patchwork and
band-aids not welcome).
Seriously consider designing in an easily made mod that will allow other
drive profiles for when the current limit is eliminated.
Don't want an internal tuner.... want a KAT1500 like external tuner...
Long, long list of considered opinions on almost any conceivable
spec/feature and a logical argument for/against inclusion in the design....
Simply ask the questions...
73,
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Clay Autery, KY5G
MONTAC Enterprises
(318) 518-1389
On 3/17/2017 12:06 PM, Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote:
> Interesting discussion.
>
> Folks, if we did introduce a 1500 W solid state amp similar to our
> KPA500 in operation, what features etc would be important?
>
> 73,
> Eric
> /elecraft.com/
>
>
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