[Elecraft] Going Mobile?

[Tox]

I hate to think how much of that kilowatt got absorbed by the operator.

On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 4:34 PM, Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>>
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