KPA800 and KPA1500

[Roy Morris-6]

Does anyone know the status of the KPA800 and KPA1500 amplifiers?  When will they be available?
Roy Morris  W4WFB
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[Bill Coleman-2]

On Feb 19, 2007, at 10:04 PM, Roy Morris wrote:

> Does anyone know the status of the KPA800 and KPA1500 amplifiers?  
> When will they be available?

I don't have any inside information. I'm curious as well. The last  
official information we had indicated an ETA in the middle of January.

I'm sure that everyone at Elecraft would like nothing more than to be  
shipping these rigs right now -- considering how long these projects  
have been in development.

My guess is that the FCC certification is taking forever. Perhaps it  
didn't help that some of the rules changed back in December (although  
it should have made that process easier).

So, the answer your last question -- they'll be available when the  
certification is complete. When that actually occurs is anyone's guess.

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: [hidden email]
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[Craig Rairdin]

> My guess is that the FCC certification is taking forever.

I don't know. I'm betting on the relative difficulty of firing up a major
new assembly and kitting operation. I don't know what they have for
facilities but I'm betting it's not much bigger than what is necessary to
handle the current product line. I'm sure they haven't been paying for
thousands of square feet more than they need.

I also suspect that their complete silence, even though this thread has been
going on for a few days now, is indicative that we're close.

That's all just speculation.

And anyway, all the amps in the world won't do me any good since my
ice-laden antenna is currently draped over my roof. :-)

Craig
NZ0R
K2/100 #4941
K1 #1966
KX1 #1499

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[Darwin, Keith]

 

-----Original Message-----
And anyway, all the amps in the world won't do me any good since my
ice-laden antenna is currently draped over my roof. :-)

Craig
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Actually, Craig, you of all people NEED that KPA1500.  It takes a lot of
power to melt the ice, allowing your antenna to spring back into
position :-)

- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
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