KPA-500 vs THP
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Hello Jack et al
Thanks for your input. Just would like to compare it with my SPE amp. I can hook it up with 2 Radios (SO2R) situation, the SPE has a dedicated connector for so2r, The down side for me with the the SPE is the relays, they are extremely noisy, clack clack in QSK. secondly it's just come back from Rome, Italy, for a Mod to the relays for QSK. I blew up the relays last year during IOTA contest. So I'm looking at the kpa500 as a possible replacement as I only use it on half power (400w legal in UK) So I was interested in what the intended full spec was as I've been seriously looking at Icom amps as I have used them on CW contests in Cyprus with C4i contest station. So yes, I know what I'm looking for but will compromise!! The inbuilt ATU on the SPE (3 - 1) amp is good, but I don't hardly ever use it as all my antenna's are SteppIR. Ken..G0ORH Sent from my iPhone On 25 Jan 2011, at 00:01, Jack Brindle <[hidden email]> wrote: > Rest assured this is the case. At least two contesters are on the design/development team. > > You won't need many connections, however. Basically all you will need is RF in, ANT out and PA Key in. There are other connections available, of course. It works _very_ well with the K3. > > Are you looking for anything in particular? > > Jack Brindle, W6FB > > On Jan 24, 2011, at 10:31 AM, Ken Chandler wrote: > >> I'm more interested in how the KPA 500 handles a full blown 48hr CW contest with full QSK. >> What connections are on >> the rear panel, etc. >> I just hope someone from the contesting brotherhood has it and given it a really good workout!! >> >> >> Ken..G0ORH k2, K3, P3 >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> >> >> On 24 Jan 2011, at 18:04, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote: >> >>> The KPA500 will do full QSK at over 80 WPM with the K3 in QRQ mode. >>> >>> Yes, it uses PIN-diode T/R switching. >>> >>> Wayne >>> N6KR >>> >>> On Jan 24, 2011, at 9:54 AM, W5UXH wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I remain interested in knowing if the KPA-500 will handle QSK with >>>> the K3 in >>>> CW+ mode at 65 wpm, and if it uses PIN diode switching for QSK. >>>> >>>> Chuck, W5UXH >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Way less than that for both the kit and build versions. We haven't >>>>> set >>>>> the final price yet, but the kit version should come in about $1995. >>>>> We're in field test right now. >>>>> >>>>> Stay tuned! >>>>> >>>>> 73, Eric >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KPA-500-vs-THP-tp5954668p5955986.html >>>> Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>>> ______________________________________________________________ >>>> Elecraft mailing list >>>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>>> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >>>> >>>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >>> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[hidden email] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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> Yes, good exercise. Except ICPW1, all the prices are WITHOUT antenna
> tuning > unit. > > Based on that, the price per watt for SPE is say $3.9 per watt but with > built-in > ATU. THP will be sure out of my consideration. > > > cheers, > > > Johnny VR2XMC In addition SPE understands any make of TRCVR not only Icom. What I specially like is that the amp follows TX frequency getting the information from CAT system but then it dowble checks it with own RF sense and frequency counter before switchin to TX. I just wonder if KAT-500 is going to be integrated into KPA500 or will it be in a separate box? 73, Igor UA9CDC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Hello Igor,
Really have no idea about KAT500. Same as you, I would like KPA500+KAT500 in one box. This arrangement will give better transportation convenience. cheers, Johnny VR2XMC ________________________________ 寄件人﹕ Igor Sokolov <[hidden email]> 收件人﹕ Johnny Siu <[hidden email]>; Phil Hystad <[hidden email]> 副本(CC) Wes Stewart <[hidden email]>; Elecraft <[hidden email]> 傳送日期﹕ 2011/1/25 (二) 8:47:23 PM 主題： Re: [Elecraft] Re： KPA-500 vs THP > Yes, good exercise. Except ICPW1, all the prices are WITHOUT antenna tuning > unit. > > Based on that, the price per watt for SPE is say $3.9 per watt but with >built-in > ATU. THP will be sure out of my consideration. > > > cheers, > > > Johnny VR2XMC In addition SPE understands any make of TRCVR not only Icom. What I specially like is that the amp follows TX frequency getting the information from CAT system but then it dowble checks it with own RF sense and frequency counter before switchin to TX. I just wonder if KAT-500 is going to be integrated into KPA500 or will it be in a separate box? 73, Igor UA9CDC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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A lot of us want the KAT500 as a remote matching unit that can be used near the antenna versus a shack-bound unit. 73, Henry - K4TMC -----Original Message----- From: Johnny Siu <[hidden email]> To: Igor Sokolov <[hidden email]>; Phil Hystad <[hidden email]> Cc: Wes Stewart <[hidden email]>; Elecraft <[hidden email]> Sent: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 8:31 am Subject: [Elecraft] KPA-500 vs THP Hello Igor, Really have no idea about KAT500. Same as you, I would like KPA500+KAT500 in one box. This arrangement will give better transportation convenience. cheers, Johnny VR2XMC ________________________________ 寄件人﹕ Igor Sokolov <[hidden email]> 收件人﹕ Johnny Siu <[hidden email]>; Phil Hystad <[hidden email]> 副本(CC) Wes Stewart <[hidden email]>; Elecraft <[hidden email]> 傳送日期﹕ 2011/1/25 (二) 8:47:23 PM 主題： Re: [Elecraft] Re： KPA-500 vs THP > Yes, good exercise. Except ICPW1, all the prices are WITHOUT antenna tuning > unit. > > Based on that, the price per watt for SPE is say $3.9 per watt but with >built-in > ATU. THP will be sure out of my consideration. > > > cheers, > > > Johnny VR2XMC In addition SPE understands any make of TRCVR not only Icom. What I specially like is that the amp follows TX frequency getting the information from CAT system but then it dowble checks it with own RF sense and frequency counter before switchin to TX. I just wonder if KAT-500 is going to be integrated into KPA500 or will it be in a separate box? 73, Igor UA9CDC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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Henry,
Absolutely!...exactly what I want...:-) Remote;y installed at the base of my antennas will be excellent. Gary On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 12:19 AM, <[hidden email]> wrote: > > A lot of us want the KAT500 as a remote matching unit that can be used near the antenna versus a shack-bound unit. > > 73, > Henry - K4TMC > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Johnny Siu <[hidden email]> > To: Igor Sokolov <[hidden email]>; Phil Hystad <[hidden email]> > Cc: Wes Stewart <[hidden email]>; Elecraft <[hidden email]> > Sent: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 8:31 am > Subject: [Elecraft] KPA-500 vs THP > > > Hello Igor, > > > > Really have no idea about KAT500. Same as you, I would like KPA500+KAT500 in > > one box. This arrangement will give better transportation convenience. > > cheers, > > > > > > Johnny VR2XMC > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > 寄件人﹕ Igor Sokolov <[hidden email]> > > 收件人﹕ Johnny Siu <[hidden email]>; Phil Hystad <[hidden email]> > > 副本(CC) Wes Stewart <[hidden email]>; Elecraft <[hidden email]> > > 傳送日期﹕ 2011/1/25 (二) 8:47:23 PM > > 主題： Re: [Elecraft] Re： KPA-500 vs THP > > > >> Yes, good exercise. Except ICPW1, all the prices are WITHOUT antenna tuning > >> unit. > >> > >> Based on that, the price per watt for SPE is say $3.9 per watt but with > >>built-in > >> ATU. THP will be sure out of my consideration. > >> > >> > >> cheers, > >> > >> > >> Johnny VR2XMC > > > > In addition SPE understands any make of TRCVR not only Icom. What I specially > > like is that the amp follows TX frequency getting the information from CAT > > system but then it dowble checks it with own RF sense and frequency counter > > before switchin to TX. > > I just wonder if KAT-500 is going to be integrated into KPA500 or will it be in > > a separate box? > > > > 73, Igor UA9CDC > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- Gary VK4FD - Motorhome Mobile http://www.qsl.net/vk4fd/ K3 #679 For everything else there's Mastercard!!! ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
Re: KPA-500 vs THP
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I've seen the KPA-500 at Visalia and have been following it closely (I
still want #22) and have just been on a DXpedition (ZK2A and VK9NN) with a couple of the THP amps- That just reinforced my desire for the KPA-500. And if I'd had my Elecraft gear, I'd have been on as DU1/N6TQS and DU1/N6TQS/DU8. 73,doug On 24-Jan-11 20:52, Gary Gregory wrote: > To All, > > Well I am a bit surprised at some comments. I guess my thoughts on the > 'closeness' of the THP caused some angst with some. > > The kit version of the KPA-500 is my choice. > > My 'shack' (read desk) is a THP Free Zone...:-) > > 73's > Gary > > On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 4:31 AM, Ken Chandler<[hidden email]> wrote: >> I'm more interested in how the KPA 500 handles a full blown 48hr CW contest with full QSK. >> What connections are on >> the rear panel, etc. >> I just hope someone from the contesting brotherhood has it and given it a really good workout!! >> >> >> Ken..G0ORH k2, K3, P3 >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> >> >> On 24 Jan 2011, at 18:04, Wayne Burdick<[hidden email]> wrote: >> >>> The KPA500 will do full QSK at over 80 WPM with the K3 in QRQ mode. >>> >>> Yes, it uses PIN-diode T/R switching. >>> >>> Wayne >>> N6KR >>> >>> On Jan 24, 2011, at 9:54 AM, W5UXH wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I remain interested in knowing if the KPA-500 will handle QSK with >>>> the K3 in >>>> CW+ mode at 65 wpm, and if it uses PIN diode switching for QSK. >>>> >>>> Chuck, W5UXH >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Way less than that for both the kit and build versions. We haven't >>>>> set >>>>> the final price yet, but the kit version should come in about $1995. >>>>> We're in field test right now. >>>>> >>>>> Stay tuned! >>>>> >>>>> 73, Eric >>>>> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html |
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