[Elecraft] Tilt Stand for KPA1500?

[Jim N7US]

I just got mine today (S/N 154, ordered 8/25).  It does have a tilt stand, which makes the bottom the same height as the K3S.

73, Jim N7US

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Getting closer to placing an order for a KPA-1500 -- --  electrician is, at last, coming Monday to see if or how 240 VAC can be brought to the shack.  Meanwhile, in reading the KPA1500 Manual I saw no mention of a tilt stand, and the photos don’t show one.  Is there, or could there be?  Weight should not be a problem.  The KPA1500 RF deck weighs 22 lbs, compared to almost 31 lbs for the KPA500 with a KAT500 on top.  If there is no official tilt stand, could the front feet be propped up on home-made props to have the angle match the neighboring K3 and P3, or would that degree of tilt restrict access for the lower rear panel connectors?  I can’t tell those detailed dimensions from the pictorials . . . .   Any other reason not to do something like that?

Ted, KN1CBR