[Elecraft] Future of KPA500 & KAT500

[Charlie T]

Isn't there some sort of "jumper" or ???, that will increase the gain to something other than the ridiculous and prohibitive +13 dB figure,  for "international" (wink-wink) sales, sorta like the "MARS" mod in almost all radios these days?

99.9% of the chicken band users today are happy with their 5 watt radios. 
However, that restrictive and useless  +13 gain law does NOTHING to stop the REALLY big guns on 27.025 who typically run amps using tubes that have HANDLES on them!
(I've personally seen channel 6 mobile set-ups running power in excess of 25 kilowatts.)

73, Charlie k3ICH




-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Nr4c
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 3:14 PM
To: Paul Gacek <w6png at yahoo.com>
Cc: Don Putnick <donnieput at gmail.com>; Elecraft Reflector <Elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Future of KPA500 & KAT500

The KAT500 has three antenna out ports. It only needs one In so the KPA500 needs only one out port. 

As for the 10 W in and 500 out idea.  That is prohibited by law. They’re only allowed to sell an amp with max gain of 13dB. 

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