My KPA500 S/N 165 kit, received July 13th was finally finished today at
2:45 p.m. .
Jumped right into the CWT ops contest at 3:00 p.m. and ran the amp full
power for an hour.
Worked just fine. Ran 482 watts on 20 meters using a 3 el stepper. Stayed
pretty steady at 482..
Tracking with my K3 worked perfectly using the aux cable.
Just finished using the Y cable to integrate the MicroHam KII and writelog.
No problems noted.
Building the kit:
No unusual problems. I just took my time. I was not in a rush.
Made a couple of dumb mistakes. I got a bit wrapped up over the length of
the 10 standoffs used to attach the front front panel circuit board to the
front panel. I'm sure Dale Farmer is scratching his head after a couple of
emails that I sent to him. Those Elecraft guys must have a ton of patience
dealing with email questions. All questions were answered within a couple of
hours. Great job guys.
I just wasn't reading the parts list properly.
Like the K3 build, the KPA500 went together without a hitch.
I guess to fill out the K-line, I need the P3.
Bob, W1EQ K3 #4199.
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