[Elecraft] Rack Mounting Kit for the KPA500

[Jim Rhodes]

I bought a kit from NovexComm to mount my KPA500/KAT500.  They do
advertise on ebay, but I bought direct from them because I wanted mine with
the KAT500 on the bottom, and they made a kit up special.  This was years
ago and maybe they don't do that anymore, but it just made sense to me.  I
like to RTTY contest and things can heat up.  Oh, and they are much less
expensive than the SNS ones on the Elecraft page.  It did require a bit of
fabrication and there are a couple small holes in one side of the KPA500
case if I remember correctly.

On Thu, Oct 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM Augie "Gus" Hansen via Elecraft <
elecraft at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Hello Gary.
>
> > I recently acquired a KPA500 amp and the KAT500 tuner and I'm wanting to
> > rack mount them.  Unfortunately, I can't find any brackets or any way to
> > mount them in the cabinet.  Anyone have any ideas or know where I can
> find
> > some brackets for mounting?  One place in CA used to sell a mounting kit
> but
> > don't any longer.  Any help would be appreciated.
>
> My QRZ page shows a short rack system that I assembled several years
> ago. It contains a K3S + P3 combo and a KPA1500. Not shown is what you
> need for the KPA500 + KAT500 setup. I have such a system in my
> collection of Elecraft equipment.
>
> The rack panels were obtained from SNS Engineering:
>      https://www.snsengineering.com/
>
> You can mount the tuner above or below the amp. It makes a tidy system
> that I use for portable operations. The panels are a bit expensive, but
> they are very durable and attractive. (SNS has done the metal work for
> some Elecraft products in addition to these external products.)
>
> 73,
> Gus Hansen
> KB0YH
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