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Eric...all these suggestions and ideas for future product! Goes to show a lot of us are ready for more more more. Is there any chance we might soon (ever) see an all out transceiver designed expressly for the contester/dx'er to go along with the new amps? I know you wouldn't want to be specific but I know 100's of us on here would like to hear a little about the company's vision for the future. C'mon, tease us... 73 de K3UJ _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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A lot of us here will never be able to afford an amp if it's 5k. I hope
elecraft remembers that. I bet most of us wouldn't mind less bells and whistles just to get a few hundred watts out there. Maybe a poor-mans amp? to go with my buget tuner. Just another idea. Roland N5VWN k2#3090 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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This coupled with the RF topic seems appropriate because running an amplifier I have RF no matter what in the world I do, and I tried everything under the sun.
As was mentioned my shack is on the upper floor level with the antenna system outside and not far away which is the real problem. I hate RF and can understand another hamâs frustration with RF woes. As far as an amplifier: Doesn't matter if it cost one grand or ten either way an amplifier would wipe out the entire house with RF shutting down the dish, computers, telephone and anything else electronic therefore 100 watts is all I'll ever run because at 100 watts I never have RF problems. Recently been running one watt and under with my K2/100 and not seeing much difference in contacts versus the 110 watts this set will do, now I wonder why I went with the 100 version:) Good Luck with the RF problems. All the advice in the world didn't help me, only thing I didn't try was an exorcist. Curt/k3ey K2/100 Roland Whitsitt <[hidden email]> wrote: A lot of us here will never be able to afford an amp if it's 5k. I hope elecraft remembers that. I bet most of us wouldn't mind less bells and whistles just to get a few hundred watts out there. Maybe a poor-mans amp? to go with my buget tuner. Just another idea. Roland N5VWN k2#3090 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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In reply to this post by Roland Whitsitt
Roland (and others),
While I agree with your point, the fact of the matter is that Elecraft was responding to the needs of a contest amplifier. Yes, the amp is out of my league financially, but it still fits a marketing niche. More power to them. Cheap amps can be purchase down the block from Amer..... or on Ebay that work quite well with the K2 even in portable applications. This is such a tight niche market, I was surprised that Elecraft made the move to make the amps anyway. Great amp. Great features. Impressive. I will have to waint until my ship comes in....meantime, I will continue to row the dingy. Lee - K0WA In our day and age it seems that Common Sense is in short supply. If you don't have any Common Sense - get some and use it. If you can't find any common sense, ask for help from somebody who has some common sense. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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In reply to this post by Roland Whitsitt
Same here. At those prices the amps are completely
out of reach. I understand the amps are of modular construction. I wonder if Elecraft would consider selling each module separately? That way you could buy and build one when you can save the money, then buy another one when the next payday comes around. It might take a year or longer to acquire one that way, but short of winning the lottery it's the only way it's going to happen. 73 - Ken --- Roland Whitsitt <[hidden email]> wrote: > A lot of us here will never be able to afford an amp > if it's 5k. I hope > elecraft remembers that. I bet most of us wouldn't > mind less bells and > whistles just to get a few hundred watts out there. > Maybe a poor-mans amp? > to go with my buget tuner. Just another idea. > Roland N5VWN k2#3090 > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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On Tue, 23 May 2006, Ken Alexander wrote:
> Same here. At those prices the amps are completely > out of reach. > > I understand the amps are of modular construction. I > wonder if Elecraft would consider selling each module > separately? That way you could buy and build one when > you can save the money, then buy another one when the > next payday comes around. Maybe the Elecraft LayAway Shop.....or a Christmas Club? How about automatic wire transfers/deductions from your paycheck? > > It might take a year or longer to acquire one that > way, but short of winning the lottery it's the only > way it's going to happen. Let's see with taxes going up 300 percent here and electricity 72 percent, I'll have to either sell dope or rob banks to get and amp. 73,Thom-k3hrn www.zerobeat.net Home of QRP Web Ring, Drakelist home page,Drake Web Ring, QRP IRC channel, Drake IRC Channel, Elecraft Owners Database www.tlchost.net/hosting/ *** Web Hosting as low as 3.49/month _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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In reply to this post by Roland Whitsitt
On May 23, 2006, at 4:08 PM, Roland Whitsitt wrote: > A lot of us here will never be able to afford an amp if it's 5k. I > hope elecraft remembers that. I bet most of us wouldn't mind less > bells and whistles just to get a few hundred watts out there. > Maybe a poor-mans amp? to go with my buget tuner. Just another idea. > Roland N5VWN k2#3090 Communications Concepts <http://www.communication-concepts.com> sells pc boards and parts kits for several of the amps in the Motorola Application Notes series. While they certainly don't have the Elecraft bells and whistles, they are tried and proven designs at reasonable cost. Used tube amps are quite often available at good prices. I picked up a Heathkit SB-200 (600W output) last year for <$300. 73 - Bob, N7XY _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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