[Elecraft] Going Mobile?

[Don Wilhelm]

I recall a construction article a long time ago (mid 1960's) in GE Ham 
News where W8DLD constructed a 1KW mobile linear using a pair of 
Grounded Grid 814 tubes and developed the HV from a modified alternator 
to bring the 3 phase AC out and run it to 3 transformers.

Of course, in those days, there were no computers in vehicles to be 
concerned about, and there was plenty of room in the vehicle to mount 
the exciter, usually under the center of the dashboard.  Remember that 
the Collins KM1 and KM2 were designed as mobile transceivers, and they 
were much larger than the K3.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 10/9/2017 7:14 PM, Bob Nielsen wrote:
> In the late 1980s WB6FDR showed me his mobile station that had a Kenwood 
> rig with a small control head which he had mounted on the dash of his 
> Mercedes.  The rest of the rig plus a KW amp all fit in the trunk.
>