K2 with KXPA100

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K2 with KXPA100

k6dgw
Will a KXPA100 integrate with a K2?  I sold my KPA100 in the "lid"
because all I ever used my K2 for was QRP in the field.  We're now
getting ready to move to an HOA/CC&R "community" in Sparks NV, and it
may be a while before I have anything other than field antennas.  I will
eventually have a flag pole and the roof area is large and thus high, so
I can get wires up in the attic and garage as soon as I can get some
help installing them there.

In the meantime, as we're moving slowly this summer, I'd like a "more
than QRP" radio for those times when we're there.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015
- www.cqp.org
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Re: K2 with KXPA100

vk2rq
The K2 works FB with KXPA100. You may need to add a key out line, eg.http://www.mwrs.org.au/2014/04/20/elecraft-k2-amplifier-keying-circuit/
It is not as tightly integrated to the K2 as the KPA100, eg. if you change bands, you may need to tap the dit paddle to let the KXPA100 know you changed bands, then the KXPA100 will recall the appropriate LPF+KXAT100 tuning solution. But it works well, and is nice and quiet with PIN diode switching and fanless heat sink design.

73, Matt VK2RQ




On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 5:06 PM -0700, "Fred Jensen" <[hidden email]> wrote:










Will a KXPA100 integrate with a K2?  I sold my KPA100 in the "lid"
because all I ever used my K2 for was QRP in the field.  We're now
getting ready to move to an HOA/CC&R "community" in Sparks NV, and it
may be a while before I have anything other than field antennas.  I will
eventually have a flag pole and the roof area is large and thus high, so
I can get wires up in the attic and garage as soon as I can get some
help installing them there.

In the meantime, as we're moving slowly this summer, I'd like a "more
than QRP" radio for those times when we're there.

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party 3-4 Oct 2015
- www.cqp.org
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