[Elecraft] 2nd Report

[N2TK, Tony]

The operator.
All is well
73,
N2TK, Tony

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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Paul Baldock
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2018 11:04 AM
To: Bill Stravinsky <k3wjv at yahoo.com>; Elecraft Reflector
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] 2nd Report

What broke on your friends KPA-1500?

- Paul  KW7Y

At 07:45 AM 5/28/2018, Bill Stravinsky via Elecraft wrote:
>  Yeah the fans are pretty noisy especially when CQing without answers 
> which keeps the amp duty cycle high.  At least when you get answers 
> the amp has a chanceto cool just a bit and keep it below 70C which is 
> where the hyper drive fans come into play, hi.  I'm still happy with 
> the amp for several reasons but I still prefer tube amps.I thought I 
> would have two Acom 2000a's but when I saw the new 1500 I figured I 
> would take the solid state plunge for instant on capability but I 
> still prefer my 2000.Tube amps have the same speed fans no matter how 
> hot and how many CQ's you call.  The 1500 sits on top of the Acom 
> quite nicely though, that couldn't happen withtwo Acoms, hi. A friend 
> of mine keeps his amps in the basement with his shack upstairs.  He 
> is awaiting his 1500 to return from Elecraft for a repair but I 
> already emailed him and toldhim he definitely would like to remote the 
> 1500 to the basement, hi.  I could use the Acom more for running 
> somewhat but I was giving the 1500 a pretty rigorous testover the 
> weekend.  I don't know how well noise cancelling headphones will do 
> with the 1500 fans when they start singing over 70C.  I keep the 
> manual speed to at least2 while contesting and sometimes 3.  It helps 
> to get the temp to stay lower for longer periods while the duty cycle 
> subsides.  First big
> contest test of the 1500. BillK3WJV     On 
> Monday, May 28, 2018, 10:24:43 AM EDT, Richard Zalewski 
> <dick.w7zr at gmail.com> wrote:  First major contest with KPA-1500.  
> Overall VERY pleased.  No glitches other than a few operator errors 
> early in the contest.  Loving the amp. Fan noise...another issue.  
> Usually for a cw contest I use some old ear buds.  Not possible with 
> the amp.  Had to use the total ear muffs and still quite noisy.  Did 
> not effect my performance but it is annoying.  I can not imagine what 
> it was like before they released the amp to general public when they 
> changed the fans...made them less noisy???  Still needs some work but 
> at this point probably not possible.  So looking for suggestions for 
> reasonably priced noise cancelling headset with mic if possible. Hope 
> we get full explanation of what gets changed in the next firmware 
> release. Still smiling.
> Richard *W7ZR* ex:5C5Z, CN2ZR, K2JSP, W6SBZ, W7KXR, K9ZIJ, W9KNF, 
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