Elecraft] KPA1500 ?

[Ken G Kopp]

It's my understanding that Elecraft did indeed have such an amplifier on
display at Dayton a few years ago.  I don't recall the reason it wasn't
brought to market.

73

Ken Kopp - K0PP
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[W1KSZ]

A 1.5 KW, RTTY capable 160 - 6 Meter Amp, WITH an Antenna Tuner AND priced
around $5K would sell like hotcakes.

As long as you don't try to recoup all the R&D costs on the first
hundred you could
have another Heath SB-220 !!

73 es HH, Dick, W1KSZ


On 12/12/2014 6:20 PM, Ken G Kopp wrote:

> It's my understanding that Elecraft did indeed have such an amplifier on
> display at Dayton a few years ago.  I don't recall the reason it wasn't
> brought to market.
>
> 73
>
> Ken Kopp - K0PP
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[Jim Wiley]

Ken -

They had two, the KPA800 and the KPA1600.  There was some problem with
meeting FCC specs with the higher power version, as I remember, but the
bottom line was in fact the bottom line - they were not convinced they
could sell enough of them to recoup costs.

Even then the projected price was nearly $6500.00  -  and that was 10 or
15 years ago.   Perhaps they will reconsider in light of the new devices
coming available.

January QST will have a 1200-watt (or so) 160 thru 2 meter  (yes, that's
right - 2 meters) design.  Even that says the parts cost was about
$4700.00.

I was interested in the KPA1600, and sold the two ACOM 2000's that I had
to raise cash for the KPA1600s, but they never came to be.   The ACOMs
were fine, I just hated the 3-minute warmup delay.  In all other
respects, they were first rate.


- Jim, KL7CC

>
> On 12/12/2014 6:20 PM, Ken G Kopp wrote:
>> It's my understanding that Elecraft did indeed have such an amplifier on
>> display at Dayton a few years ago.  I don't recall the reason it wasn't
>> brought to market.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Ken Kopp - K0PP

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[Kevin Stover]

The $5K part just isn't going to happen...ever.
Bare naked 500W KPA500 factory built sans tuner costs $2300 multiply
times 3 and you get $6900 still sans tuner.
When you go up in output and duty cycle you go up in cost, especially if
using solid state devices and the requisite anti-stupid hardware and
firmware to keep your average ham from roasting transistors.

On 12/12/2014 7:45 PM, Richard Solomon wrote:
> A 1.5 KW, RTTY capable 160 - 6 Meter Amp, WITH an Antenna Tuner AND
> priced
> around $5K would sell like hotcakes.
>
> ______________________________________________________________
>


--
R. Kevin Stover
AC0H
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SKCC #215
NAQCC #3441

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