[Elecraft] Which Amp ?

[Oliver Dröse]

Bob is in Germany and Igor in Russia. They do not have the stupid FCC limits. ;-)

73, Olli - DH8BQA



> Am 24.07.2018 um 17:09 schrieb Paul Baldock <paul at paulbaldock.com>:
> 
> One point to note is that your SPE1.3K and the SPE1.5K amplifier I owned for a very brief period are illegal 1300W/10W = 130 = 21dB gain.
> 
> FCC 97.317 reads:
> (2) Not be capable of amplifying the input <https://www.law.cornell.edu/definitions/index.php?width=840&height=800&iframe=true&def_id=a6aa6634efb5c06c4db995672c0530c6&term_occur=2&term_src=Title:47:Chapter:I:Subchapter:D:Part:97:Subpart:D:97.317>RF power (driving signal) by more than 15 dB gain. Gain is defined as the ratio of the input <https://www.law.cornell.edu/definitions/index.php?width=840&height=800&iframe=true&def_id=a6aa6634efb5c06c4db995672c0530c6&term_occur=3&term_src=Title:47:Chapter:I:Subchapter:D:Part:97:Subpart:D:97.317>RF power to the output <https://www.law.cornell.edu/definitions/index.php?width=840&height=800&iframe=true&def_id=a6aa6634efb5c06c4db995672c0530c6&term_occur=4&term_src=Title:47:Chapter:I:Subchapter:D:Part:97:Subpart:D:97.317>RF power of the amplifier where both power measurements are expressed in peak envelope power or mean power.
> 
> OK, so you like the extra gain for the amp, but imporingt and/or selling an illegal amp is illegal. That tells you a lot about the US rep.
> 
> - Paul  KW7Y
> 
> At 07:50 AM 7/24/2018, Bob DeHaney wrote:
>> I'm like Igor, the SPE 1.3K fulfills my needs and it's one package
>> including P/S and ATU that I as a 78-year-old can easily lift.  My K3 at 10
>> Watts out drives it to full output!!  That's gain!!  I have a K3, P3 with
>> SVGA and the integration with the K3 is a simple cable and coax.  SPE even
>> includes the connector for making your own cable or the cable can be bought
>> for about $35.00 here.
>> 
>> Unfortunately, the KPA1500 is handicapped here in Germany by horrendous
>> freight charges and 19%!! Value Added Tax on top if one is imported.  That
>> tax by the way, is on virtually everything sold in Germany, not just USA
>> products.
>> 
>> Vy 73 de Bob DJ0RD/WU5T
>> 
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