[Elecraft] Future of KPA500 & KAT500

[Mark Goldberg]

NX1P created a modification that is legal for an individual Ham to do
at your own risk. It is more complicated than just a jumper. This is
the only site I could find it at:

https://docplayer.net/22608412-Kpa-500-modifications.html

73,

Mark
W7MLG

On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 8:34 AM Charlie T <pincon at erols.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> ...nr4c. bill
>
>
>
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