SO2R with 2 K3s, one KPA-1500

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SO2R with 2 K3s, one KPA-1500

N4ZR
I don't believe I've seen anything definitive about this possibility. 
Has anyone done it?

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Re: SO2R with 2 K3s, one KPA-1500

Ignacy
Perhaps it is doable within a single band. Will have to include antenna
switching plus sequencer to avoid hot switching.

In two band SO2R, the amp would have to switch to another band and adjust
the antenna tuner. Perhaps too slow if done over serial CAT.

The fact is that KPA1500 was not designed for SO2R with a single amplifier.
Buy a second one or get something else (Expert or 4O3A when available).  

Ignacy, NO9E


 



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Re: SO2R with 2 K3s, one KPA-1500

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Plus SO2R could cause the amp to run almost continuously. I would not  
want to do this, especially on RTTY 2BSIQ.

John KK9A



Ignacy no9e wrote:

Perhaps it is doable within a single band. Will have to include antenna
switching plus sequencer to avoid hot switching.

In two band SO2R, the amp would have to switch to another band and adjust
the antenna tuner. Perhaps too slow if done over serial CAT.

The fact is that KPA1500 was not designed for SO2R with a single amplifier.
Buy a second one or get something else (Expert or 4O3A when available).

Ignacy, NO9E

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