[Elecraft] KPA500 and KAT500 for sale

[Clay Autery]

Specifically why I made a special sub-panel/drop installation adjacent 
to the station.  All power over one wire to the service. Grounds are 
impeccable.  Lightning shunt path(s) could be better.
I'd settle with flipping the on switch lately.

But I STILL lost $25k in equipment when the "cable company" sent and 
un-grounded coax into my home.  That coax sent a goodly portion of a 
full strike 6 feet away on a bull pine tree.
EVERYTHING attached to that coax died.  EVERYTHING.

Do it all.  OVER engineer.  Over build.  You can't do too much, but you 
will run out of budget.  (smile)

PS - Thank Jim for the help over the last decade or so.  I'm still 
pretty ignorant in the grand scheme, but you helped me learn enough to 
be successful.

Be well, y'all!

Clay E. Autery, Jr.
KY5G

On 5/31/2025 6:47 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 5/31/2025 2:42 PM, radiodaveaz at earthlink.net wrote:
>> I run the K3 and my radio equipment on the 120 VAC 20 amp circuit and 
>> the
>> AL-80B amplifier on the 240 VAC 20 amp circuit.
>>
>> I run my computer and other stuff on the household 120 VAC 15 amp 
>> circuit.
>
> ALL equipment connected to the station should be powered from the same 
> circuit. That includes a computer and accessories. AND everything must 
> be properly grounded and bonded, most important, for lightning and 
> electrical safety, but also to minimize RFI issues. Study this pdf of 
> the slide deck for talks I've done at Visalia, Pacificon, and to 
> several ham clubs.
>
> http://k9yc.com/GroundingAndAudio.pdf
>
> 73, Jim K9YC