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More rumors?

Sverre Holm
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>Mon, 18 Apr 2005 11:34:21 -070
>I'll mention something "on topic". I saw a new Elecraft thing at the
>DX Convention in Visalia. Wow!! You QRO guys, start saving your
>pennies!

>73,
>Doug
>W6JD
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I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like to hear more about the new
Elecraft "thing"? maybe a tube-based QRO PA with SMD components.

- or was it just a late April fool's joke?

73

Sverre
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Re: More rumors?

Douglas Westover
Well, perhaps I should have kept my mouth shut and
let Eric do the honors. On the other hand he didn't
seem to be keeping it a very close secret at the booth.
It has no vacuum tubes, don't know about SMD. It's
a QRO amp that can be configured in a number of
interesting ways and doesn't require the K2 to operate.
A very quiet switching power supply. Availabilty? Best
guess late summer or early fall.

Doug
W6JD

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> -----Original Message-----
> >Mon, 18 Apr 2005 11:34:21 -070
> >I'll mention something "on topic". I saw a new Elecraft thing at the
> >DX Convention in Visalia. Wow!! You QRO guys, start saving your
> >pennies!
>
> >73,
> >Doug
> >W6JD
> -----------
>
> I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like to hear more about the new
> Elecraft "thing"? maybe a tube-based QRO PA with SMD components.
>
> - or was it just a late April fool's joke?
>
> 73
>
> Sverre
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Re: More rumors?

Donald K. Duncan

>Well, perhaps I should have kept my mouth shut and
>let Eric do the honors. On the other hand he didn't
>seem to be keeping it a very close secret at the booth.
>It has no vacuum tubes, don't know about SMD. It's
>a QRO amp that can be configured in a number of
>interesting ways and doesn't require the K2 to operate.
>A very quiet switching power supply. Availabilty? Best
>guess late summer or early fall.


Does it have 10 meter capability?


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Re: More rumors?

Earl W Cunningham
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It's not a rumor.

Elecraft unveiled their solid-state 800-watt all band (160-10) amp at the
DX convention in Visalia last weekend.  Eric told me that another version
of the amp would also be available that doubles up on the finals which
would put out a full 1500 watts.  Availability will be later this year.

I'm sure Eric will announce the details soon on this reflector.

73, de Earl, K6SE
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Re: More rumors?

Jeff Stai WK6I

the story as of last saturday morning ;-) was that the amp may include 6m
(yay!) and that the 1500W unit will come out after the 800W is on the
market. (6m would be derated, however, because 6m is about at the limit of
what the finals can do.)

The 800W version has the switching power supply built in; the 1500W version
has the supply in a separate box. The supply is Elecraft designed and
extremely quiet (as you might expect).

The amp is fully automatic (a la Alpha/ACOM), runs with any xceiver and has
some cool SO2R features that Eric will surely elaborate on. It also weighs
less than 16kg, ready to go!

- jeff wk6i


At 12:47 PM 4/21/2005, Earl W Cunningham wrote:
>Elecraft unveiled their solid-state 800-watt all band (160-10) amp at the
>DX convention in Visalia last weekend.  Eric told me that another version
>of the amp would also be available that doubles up on the finals which
>would put out a full 1500 watts.  Availability will be later this year.

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Re: More rumors?

Andrew Moore-4
> >Elecraft unveiled their solid-state 800-watt all band (160-10) amp

I'm sure the answers will be here soon enough, but in the meantime,
any idea on input/drive levels, and corresponding output levels?  I'm
thinking about how it might work with the Elecraft rigs.

--Andrew



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Re: More rumors?

Bill W4ZV
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WK6I:
 >It also weighs less than 16kg, ready to go!

         Sounds like a very nice solution for
contest expeditions or DX-peditions.  800W
is plenty for most situations.

                                 73,  Bill  W4ZV

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Re: More rumors?

Bill W4ZV
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I wrote:
 >         Sounds like a very nice solution for
contest expeditions or DX-peditions.  800W
is plenty for most situations.

         I just hope it's not $3990.  This
one weighs <20 lbs including power supply.

http://www.kunnallislehti.fi/finnfet/esite2.pdf

                                         73,  Bill  W4ZV

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new product

David-470
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here is an idea for a new elcraft project for all of us hams
a clock dual time clock with big lcd display
one part set to local time the other set to utc time
and make it so that the utc does not change with the saving time but stays
set to utc but the local clock would change
also make the clock to pickup the wwv signal decode it and keep the clock
set to the right time then to really make it nice give it a either net port
and allow it to serve up the time of day on our personal networks
now that would be a great little time piece for the shack


see ya

73's
N1IB
David Schornak

K2 03027

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RE: More rumors?

Jess Gypin
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Blasphemy!!

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It's not a rumor.

Elecraft unveiled their solid-state 800-watt all band (160-10) amp at the
DX convention in Visalia last weekend.  Eric told me that another version
of the amp would also be available that doubles up on the finals which
would put out a full 1500 watts.  Availability will be later this year.

I'm sure Eric will announce the details soon on this reflector.

73, de Earl, K6SE
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Re: More rumors?

Kevin Rock
What was the price associated with the 800 watt linear?  I am sure I
cannot afford it, just curious ;)
    Kevin.  KD5ONS


>
> It's not a rumor.
>
> Elecraft unveiled their solid-state 800-watt all band (160-10) amp at the
> DX convention in Visalia last weekend.  Eric told me that another version
> of the amp would also be available that doubles up on the finals which
> would put out a full 1500 watts.  Availability will be later this year.
>
> I'm sure Eric will announce the details soon on this reflector.
>
> 73, de Earl, K6SE


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Re: new product

Mark J. Schreiner
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Great idea.  Expanding on that idea, have it so that it is expandable
with weather station accessories that can be interfaced to the computer
to get date/time/WX.  Could include a wireless/remote WX sensors for
indoor/outdoor temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed
and direction.  Each function could be a separate module but could
integrate fully into the one overall project.

David wrote:

>here is an idea for a new elcraft project for all of us hams
>a clock dual time clock with big lcd display
>
>  
>

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Re: More rumors?

Bob Nielsen
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On Thu, Apr 21, 2005 at 12:47:29PM -0700, Earl W Cunningham wrote:
> It's not a rumor.
>
> Elecraft unveiled their solid-state 800-watt all band (160-10) amp at the
> DX convention in Visalia last weekend.  Eric told me that another version
> of the amp would also be available that doubles up on the finals which
> would put out a full 1500 watts.  Availability will be later this year.
>
> I'm sure Eric will announce the details soon on this reflector.

Gosh, and I bought a used SB-200 just last month (my first amp in 53
years of hamming)!  I guess I'll sell it to partially fund the new
Elecraft amp.

I assume it will be a kit.  Is a matching antenna tuner in the works?

Bob, N7XY

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Re: new product

Kevin Rock
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This sounds like a nice idea.  I'd build one.
    Kevin.


On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 22:30:03 -0400, <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Great idea.  Expanding on that idea, have it so that it is expandable
> with weather station accessories that can be interfaced to the computer
> to get date/time/WX.  Could include a wireless/remote WX sensors for
> indoor/outdoor temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed
> and direction.  Each function could be a separate module but could
> integrate fully into the one overall project.


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Re: More rumors?

Donald K. Duncan
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>>Elecraft unveiled their solid-state 800-watt all band (160-10) amp at the
>>DX convention in Visalia last weekend.  Eric told me that another version
>>of the amp would also be available that doubles up on the finals which
>>would put out a full 1500 watts.  Availability will be later this year.


>Blasphemy!!


I'm reasonably certain an "OFF" switch will be included
as a standard feature :)


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RE: More rumors?

Don Wilhelm-3
Yes, Blasphemy in the eyes of the 'QRP only' folks, but consider that the K2
has grown in respect by leaps and bounds - at first it was considered a 'toy
radio' by some, but it has become noticed by not only the QRP folks, but
also by the QRO, contesting, and DX communities as a superb receiver coupled
with a good transmitter.  It just makes good business sense to expand the
market to all potential customers.  It is not necessary to buy the BIG AMP,
the basic QRP K2 is still the same as before - each to his own, and Elecraft
is managing to provide products that promise to appeal to all persuasions
within Ham Radio.

Elecraft now has, or will soon have, products that encompass the field from
handheld portable HF radios to full legal limit gear.  That is quite an
accomplishment for the 'folks at Aptos'.  Take your pick, minimalistic QRP
or full power QRO - Elecraft has something to fit your wants and desires.

73,
Don W3FPR

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Re: new product

Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy-2
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Great ideas. A display showing which of the International Beacon Project
stations is transmitting at the time would also be very useful. Also it
would be nice for us in Europe to be able to use other LF/VLF Time/Frequency
stations to drive the clock other than WWV, for example the German station
DCF77 on 77.5 kHz (50kW) which is very strong here (eastern Scotland).

73,
Geoff
GM4ESD


vze3v8dt wrote:


> Great idea.  Expanding on that idea, have it so that it is expandable
> with weather station accessories that can be interfaced to the computer
> to get date/time/WX.  Could include a wireless/remote WX sensors for
> indoor/outdoor temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed
> and direction.  Each function could be a separate module but could
> integrate fully into the one overall project.
>
> David wrote:
>
> >here is an idea for a new elcraft project for all of us hams
> >a clock dual time clock with big lcd display
> >

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RE: More rumors?

Bruce McLaughlin
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If the second version puts out a solid 1500 watts it would be a first
for solid state amateur amps.  I would be interested in it since it
could do an easy 1 KW out with headroom to spare.  I have a perfectly
fine tube type amp but the cost and availability of many tube types is a
source of increasing concern.

It will be interesting to learn more as a release date comes closer.

Bruce - - W8FU

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It's not a rumor.

Elecraft unveiled their solid-state 800-watt all band (160-10) amp at
the
DX convention in Visalia last weekend.  Eric told me that another
version
of the amp would also be available that doubles up on the finals which
would put out a full 1500 watts.  Availability will be later this year.

I'm sure Eric will announce the details soon on this reflector.

73, de Earl, K6SE
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RE: More rumors?

Bruce McLaughlin
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I know I like the flexibility of hooking up my K2/100 to my Commander HF
2500.  I am then able to use QRP or medium power or QRO as conditions
dictate.  But a big solid state amp would be very nice - - no more
worries about tube replacement cost and availability.  And no more
tune-ups either just when that elusive DX station appears ready to QRT.

Bruce - W8FU

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Yes, Blasphemy in the eyes of the 'QRP only' folks, but consider that
the K2
has grown in respect by leaps and bounds - at first it was considered a
'toy
radio' by some, but it has become noticed by not only the QRP folks, but
also by the QRO, contesting, and DX communities as a superb receiver
coupled
with a good transmitter.  It just makes good business sense to expand
the
market to all potential customers.  It is not necessary to buy the BIG
AMP,
the basic QRP K2 is still the same as before - each to his own, and
Elecraft
is managing to provide products that promise to appeal to all
persuasions
within Ham Radio.

Elecraft now has, or will soon have, products that encompass the field
from
handheld portable HF radios to full legal limit gear.  That is quite an
accomplishment for the 'folks at Aptos'.  Take your pick, minimalistic
QRP
or full power QRO - Elecraft has something to fit your wants and
desires.

73,
Don W3FPR

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