[Elecraft] How much power can a KPA500 handle in bypass?

Nr4c nr4c at widomaker.com
Thu Aug 22 07:27:25 EDT 2019


Yeah, the group. We could take a vote. Or just ask Elecraft directly. This seems more of a tech support question to me. 

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> On Aug 21, 2019, at 11:49 PM, Jim Rhodes <jim at rhodesend.net> wrote:
> 
> Well, if you overdrive it in operate mode it just drops out to standby. So
> no problem there (I wouldn't make a habit of it though). As far as 200
> watts in standby I will have to defer to the group.
> 
>> On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 10:16 PM Tom <elecraft.list at videotron.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> HI,
>> I am setting up a multi-radio to  one antenna switch and to get the maximum
>> flexibility I would like to pass all of them through a KPA500 / KAT500
>> combination. So several radios connected to a switch, the output of the
>> switch to the input of the KPA500 and from there out to the KAT500.
>> All of the radios are under 100W but one is 200W.  Will this be an issue
>> with the KPA500 in bypass?
>> A related question, what if I accidently put the 200W in in operate?  Just
>> covering all my bases here.
>> Thanks, Tom
>> Va2fsq.com
>> 
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