KPA500 update?

[John Fritze]

Well, with Santa's trip just around the corner, how are the elves
coming with the KPA500?  Obviously, the elves are busy right now with
P3s, K2s and such, but are there any updates as to the amp's progress?

Curious minds want to know ;-)

Happy Holidays to all,

John
K2QY
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[KD8NNU]

If a KPA500 is going to happen I would like to know before I buy something else





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On Dec 12, 2010 10:02 AM, John Fritze <[hidden email]> wrote:

Well, with Santa's trip just around the corner, how are the elves

coming with the KPA500?  Obviously, the elves are busy right now with

P3s, K2s and such, but are there any updates as to the amp's progress?



Curious minds want to know ;-)



Happy Holidays to all,



John

K2QY

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[Phil LaMarche-2]

The last I remember is that it is in field test.

Phil

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 update?

If a KPA500 is going to happen I would like to know before I buy something
else





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On Dec 12, 2010 10:02 AM, John Fritze <[hidden email]> wrote:

Well, with Santa's trip just around the corner, how are the elves

coming with the KPA500?  Obviously, the elves are busy right now with

P3s, K2s and such, but are there any updates as to the amp's progress?



Curious minds want to know ;-)



Happy Holidays to all,



John

K2QY

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[Bruce McLaughlin-2]

I seem to remember that Elecraft said it was currently in field tests.  I
also think a possible February, 2011 date was mentioned as a sales target.
I'm sure that is subject to revision, depending upon the outcome of the
field tests as well as the usual hassle in setting up the new production
line.  But I believe it is definitely going to happen and not in the very
distant future but not, unfortunately, in time for this Christmas.

Bruce-W8FU

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[Doug Faunt N6TQS [phone]]

Having seen some other possibilities, I'm not going to go for them.

I got some bandwidth downtown and read the ARRL review of the SPE, and
it's not an amp for a RTTY op, which I am.

I'd cheerfully pay for a burger (I mean KPA500) now, for delivery later,
as I did with the K3, especially if I could get #22 to match my K3.

BTW, we visited VK9NL and got the station sorted, so she'll be on the
air again for the first time since VK9NS's death.

73, doug, from VK9NN

On 12-Dec-10 15:13, don Swetzig wrote:
> If a KPA500 is going to happen I would like to know before I buy something else
>
> On Dec 12, 2010 10:02 AM, John Fritze<[hidden email]> wrote:
> Well, with Santa's trip just around the corner, how are the elves
> coming with the KPA500?  Obviously, the elves are busy right now with
> P3s, K2s and such, but are there any updates as to the amp's progress
>
> Curious minds want to know ;-)


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[Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU]

I saw a KPA500 at a local club meeting recently where Eric WA6HHQ was proudly showing it off.
They do indeed seem to be treating it as a serious product on the way.
The slides has the obligatory "not yet type accepted" warning of course.

Leigh/WA5ZNU

[Johnny Siu]

Hi Leigh,

My ususal questions :  Any indication of price? Will it come with tuner KAT500?

I am stilling deciding between SPE Expert 1ka and KPA500+KAT500.  In my
operation situation, an ATU is a must.
 cheers,


Johnny VR2XMC



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I saw a KPA500 at a local club meeting recently where Eric WA6HHQ was proudly
showing it off.
They do indeed seem to be treating it as a serious product on the way.
The slides has the obligatory "not yet type accepted" warning of course.

Leigh/WA5ZNU

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[Jim Brown-10]

On 12/12/2010 4:55 PM, Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU wrote:
> I saw a KPA500 at a local club meeting recently where Eric WA6HHQ was proudly
> showing it off.
> They do indeed seem to be treating it as a serious product on the way.
> The slides has the obligatory "not yet type accepted" warning of course.

It's definitely well on the way to completion. Several members of local
clubs work for Elecraft as part of the engineering team, and are busily
doing the final work to get it in production.  Things like quantity
shipments of the needed parts, training the crew to build it, FCC type
acceptance testing, etc.

73, Jim K9YC


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[Vic K2VCO]

Ah, who needs that stuff? I just had my first QSO on my new homebrew amplifier: 900 watts
out from a pair of class-C 813's! Instant on and full QSK. Of course it has separate grid
and plate bandswitches and three tuning controls to adjust, one of which is a multiturn
vacuum capacitor, but it's imposing as all get out with four analog meters (2 of which are
super-cool Western Electric center-adjust types).

On 12/12/2010 9:29 PM, Jim Brown wrote:

> On 12/12/2010 4:55 PM, Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU wrote:
>> I saw a KPA500 at a local club meeting recently where Eric WA6HHQ was proudly
>> showing it off.
>> They do indeed seem to be treating it as a serious product on the way.
>> The slides has the obligatory "not yet type accepted" warning of course.
>
> It's definitely well on the way to completion. Several members of local
> clubs work for Elecraft as part of the engineering team, and are busily
> doing the final work to get it in production.  Things like quantity
> shipments of the needed parts, training the crew to build it, FCC type
> acceptance testing, etc.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC

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[Johnny Siu]

No thanks for tube amplifier.  Bad experience from High tension.

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Vic K2VCO <[hidden email]> 於 2010年12月13日 下午3:14 寫道：

> Ah, who needs that stuff? I just had my first QSO on my new homebrew amplifier: 900 watts
> out from a pair of class-C 813's! Instant on and full QSK. Of course it has separate grid
> and plate bandswitches and three tuning controls to adjust, one of which is a multiturn
> vacuum capacitor, but it's imposing as all get out with four analog meters (2 of which are
> super-cool Western Electric center-adjust types).
>
> On 12/12/2010 9:29 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>> On 12/12/2010 4:55 PM, Leigh L. Klotz Jr WA5ZNU wrote:
>>> I saw a KPA500 at a local club meeting recently where Eric WA6HHQ was proudly
>>> showing it off.
>>> They do indeed seem to be treating it as a serious product on the way.
>>> The slides has the obligatory "not yet type accepted" warning of course.
>>
>> It's definitely well on the way to completion. Several members of local
>> clubs work for Elecraft as part of the engineering team, and are busily
>> doing the final work to get it in production.  Things like quantity
>> shipments of the needed parts, training the crew to build it, FCC type
>> acceptance testing, etc.
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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[Jim Brown-10]

On 12/12/2010 11:14 PM, Vic K2VCO wrote:
> Ah, who needs that stuff? I just had my first QSO on my new homebrew amplifier: 900 watts
> out from a pair of class-C 813's! Instant on and full QSK.

Sounds great, Vic. Congrats on your work. W8SDU, one of my first Elmers,
back c.a. 1954, had a home brew amp with a pair of 813s.  It was MONDO
impressive!

73, Jim K9YC
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