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Re: KPA 500

Posted by gm3sek on Oct 19, 2010; 8:21am
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/KPA-500-tp5649000p5649968.html

Wayne Burdick wrote:
>Very rugged relay-switched L network. Probably about the size of a P3,
>and usable at the base of the antenna or indoors. Probably 4 antenna
>jacks.
>
>That's all for now :)
>

If it's still possible at this stage in the design process, please
consider a "bare" (or minimally enclosed) packaging option for the ATU,
which can then be installed in the user's own weatherproof enclosure.

Many people may want an outdoor ATU, but the standards of
weatherproofing required in different parts of the world vary
enormously. Users in wet climates require very high standards of
weatherproofing which users in more 'average' climates shouldn't have to
pay for.

A good example of the "bare" packaging concept is the SGC-239:
http://www.sgcworld.com/239ProductPage.html

But (contrary to SGC) this is NOT about reducing costs. It's about
allowing users to package the unit to meet their own local
weatherproofing requirements, which only they can understand fully.


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73 from Ian GM3SEK
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek
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