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My photos of the KPA1500 from Visalia, and a Y-BOX update

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Bob Wilson, N6TV

My photos of the KPA1500 from Visalia, and a Y-BOX update

If you'd like to see what a KPA1500 looks like next to a K-line, start here:

https://bit.ly/KPA1500atVisalia

and step through the next five photos by pressing the "right arrow" key on
your keyboard, or clicking on the circled arrow that appears on the right
side of the photo when you move the mouse over the image.

After the last KPA1500 photo, you'll see K6VNA of Sign-Tek holding a Y-BOX,
with the nice new clear decal she produced for me to use on the top of the
cover, replacing the old silver labels I was using. Thanks Vina!

Also, many thanks to WA6HHQ for letting me display the Y-BOX at the
Elecraft booth, and also saying some kind words about it during his "New
Product Showcase" slide show at Visalia, where the KPA1500 was clearly the
star of the show.

73,
Bob, N6TV
https://bit.ly/Y-BOX

P.S. My Y-BOX web site now needs some photo updates. Meanwhile, I'm
working my way through the existing Y-BOX waiting list. I appreciate the
patience of all those who signed up already. You should be receiving an
email and invoice from me within the next two weeks now that Visalia is
over and I can get back to assembling.
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G3XVR

Re: My photos of the KPA1500 from Visalia, and a Y-BOX update

Isn’t 14060 the QRP frequency on 20M?

Regards,

Danny G3XVR

From: Bob Wilson, N6TV
Sent: 26 April 2017 02:36
To: Elecraft Reflector
Subject: [Elecraft] My photos of the KPA1500 from Visalia, and a Y-BOX update

If you'd like to see what a KPA1500 looks like next to a K-line, start here:

https://bit.ly/KPA1500atVisalia

and step through the next five photos by pressing the "right arrow" key on
your keyboard, or clicking on the circled arrow that appears on the right
side of the photo when you move the mouse over the image.

After the last KPA1500 photo, you'll see K6VNA of Sign-Tek holding a Y-BOX,
with the nice new clear decal she produced for me to use on the top of the
cover, replacing the old silver labels I was using. Thanks Vina!

Also, many thanks to WA6HHQ for letting me display the Y-BOX at the
Elecraft booth, and also saying some kind words about it during his "New
Product Showcase" slide show at Visalia, where the KPA1500 was clearly the
star of the show.

73,
Bob, N6TV
https://bit.ly/Y-BOX

P.S. My Y-BOX web site now needs some photo updates. Meanwhile, I'm
working my way through the existing Y-BOX waiting list. I appreciate the
patience of all those who signed up already. You should be receiving an
email and invoice from me within the next two weeks now that Visalia is
over and I can get back to assembling.
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Matt Zilmer-3

Re: My photos of the KPA1500 from Visalia, and a Y-BOX update

It is. You can hear a lot of SOTA activations around there, and QRPers
seem to like 060 for CQing.

It is somewhat ironic to park a 1500W-equipped station on the QRP
calling frequency.... Someone in the booth had a sense of humor that day.

73,

matt W6NIA

On 4/26/2017 12:16 AM, [hidden email] wrote:

> Isn’t 14060 the QRP frequency on 20M?
>
> Regards,
>
> Danny G3XVR
>
> From: Bob Wilson, N6TV
> Sent: 26 April 2017 02:36
> To: Elecraft Reflector
> Subject: [Elecraft] My photos of the KPA1500 from Visalia, and a Y-BOX update
>
> If you'd like to see what a KPA1500 looks like next to a K-line, start here:
>
> https://bit.ly/KPA1500atVisalia
>
> and step through the next five photos by pressing the "right arrow" key on
> your keyboard, or clicking on the circled arrow that appears on the right
> side of the photo when you move the mouse over the image.
>
> After the last KPA1500 photo, you'll see K6VNA of Sign-Tek holding a Y-BOX,
> with the nice new clear decal she produced for me to use on the top of the
> cover, replacing the old silver labels I was using. Thanks Vina!
>
> Also, many thanks to WA6HHQ for letting me display the Y-BOX at the
> Elecraft booth, and also saying some kind words about it during his "New
> Product Showcase" slide show at Visalia, where the KPA1500 was clearly the
> star of the show.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
> https://bit.ly/Y-BOX
>
> P.S. My Y-BOX web site now needs some photo updates. Meanwhile, I'm
> working my way through the existing Y-BOX waiting list. I appreciate the
> patience of all those who signed up already. You should be receiving an
> email and invoice from me within the next two weeks now that Visalia is
> over and I can get back to assembling.
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W0FK

Re: My photos of the KPA1500 from Visalia, and a Y-BOX update

For those who have a long memory and haven't forgotten, a KPA1500 was announced in 2006 at Dayton.

http://www.n6ie.com/Elecraft.html

It never got off the ground. Glad to see it's finally here, albeit 11 years late.

Wayne or Eric, how does the announced amp borrow from the old amp? What are the differences?

73

Lou, W0FK

St. Louis, MO

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genius has its limits." Albert Einstein

Scott Manthe

Re: My photos of the KPA1500 from Visalia, and a Y-BOX update

I'll start: The old KPA1500 used 16 RF devices, the new one uses two.

73,
Scott N9AA

On 4/26/17 4:15 PM, W0FK wrote:

> For those who have a long memory and haven't forgotten, a KPA1500 was
> announced in 2006 at Dayton.
>
> http://www.n6ie.com/Elecraft.html <http://www.n6ie.com/Elecraft.html>
>
> It never got off the ground. Glad to see it's finally here, albeit 11 years
> late.
>
> Wayne or Eric, how does the announced amp borrow from the old amp? What are
> the differences?
>
> 73
>
> Lou, W0FK
>
>
>
>
> -----
> St. Louis, MO
>
>
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wayne burdick

Re: My photos of the KPA1500 from Visalia, and a Y-BOX update

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The new amp is far smaller and lighter, has new LDMOS output devices, expanded display capability, additional rig/control interfaces including Ethernet, a separate power supply, much faster MCU with a lot more memory, more versatile fan control, redesigned cabinet that's RF-tight at all edges, and more monitoring/safety features.

It also benefits from our many years of experience building K-line amps and ATUs.

Wayne
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> On Apr 26, 2017, at 1:51 PM, Scott Manthe <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I'll start: The old KPA1500 used 16 RF devices, the new one uses two.
>
> 73,
> Scott N9AA
>
>
>> On 4/26/17 4:15 PM, W0FK wrote:
>> For those who have a long memory and haven't forgotten, a KPA1500 was
>> announced in 2006 at Dayton.
>>
>> http://www.n6ie.com/Elecraft.html <http://www.n6ie.com/Elecraft.html>
>>
>> It never got off the ground. Glad to see it's finally here, albeit 11 years
>> late.
>>
>> Wayne or Eric, how does the announced amp borrow from the old amp? What are
>> the differences?
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Lou, W0FK
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----
>> St. Louis, MO
>>
>>
>> --
>> View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/My-photos-of-the-KPA1500-from-Visalia-and-a-Y-BOX-update-tp7629944p7629980.html
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Bob Nielsen-4

Re: My photos of the KPA1500 from Visalia, and a Y-BOX update

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In years past, I knew some "California Kilowatt" operators who
considered 1500 watts to be QRP.

73, Bob N7XY

On 4/26/17 12:16 AM, [hidden email] wrote:

k6dgw

Re: My photos of the KPA1500 from Visalia, and a Y-BOX update

Although recently transplanted to NV, and really happy, I am a
California Native, I did my childhood and teenager duties there, I
graduated Cal Poly in Math there, and, after some travel thanks to the
US Military, spent the last 40+ years in NorCal. I got my first ham
ticket there in 1953, and I take great umbrage at the term "California
Kilowatt."

I knew a couple of those guys, I saw their stations, one even let me
operate when I was maybe 15, and it was nowhere close to 1,000 watts.
Only exceeded when I got to work a little coastal marine at 5 KW.

Some terms just understate what the former generation could bring off
... illegally. [:-)

73,

Fred ("Skip") K6DGW
Sparks NV USA
Washoe County DM09dn

On 4/26/2017 5:22 PM, Bob Nielsen wrote:
> In years past, I knew some "California Kilowatt" operators who
> considered 1500 watts to be QRP.
>
> 73, Bob N7XY

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