[Amps] New Elecraft Amps

[KD7QAE]

All,

A GS35b needs NO sockets!  Also no fragile glass to break!, 1 Tube, 
microwave oven transformer, some caps and coils, a TR relay from Russia 
and a meter or two and you are on the air at full power for cheap.  Add 
a plywood box to make it official!

Tomm
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Will Matney wrote:

>Eddy,
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>I'm hoping to start a grid driven, 4 tube with 813's. The price you can pick the tubes up, even if new Chinese, and the other parts pretty cheap compared to others. I seen where you could by a set of 4 new 7 pin sockets for about $10-$12. The transformer and chassis would most likely be the cost in the project.
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>Best,
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>Will
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>On 4/25/06 at 4:13 PM Ed Swynar wrote:
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>>HA...!!!
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>>...And to think that my compadres said that I was MAD for homebrewing a
>>linear around a pair of surplus 813's...!
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>>I feel both vindicated and exonerated...looks like the price of being an
>>appliance operator has risen dramatically, Hi Hi...
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>>~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
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>>"...Homebrewer by choice, not circumstance..."
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>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Jim Kearman" <jkearman at att.net>
>>To: "Amps" <amps at contesting.com>
>>Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 1:23 PM
>>Subject: [Amps] New Elecraft Amps
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>>>A friend forwarded this info, which appeared on the Elecraft and Ten-Tec
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>>lists. Get ready for "sticker shock."
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>>>>We officially previewed the amplifiers this weekend in our booth at the
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>>Visalia DX convention and prior to that we were not able to answer all  of
>>the emails we were being flooded with. (I just got back into the  office
>>today.)
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>>>>We previewed working units of the KPA800 (800W) and KPA1500 (1500W+)
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>>solid state amplifiers at the show. We are now going through the FCC
>>certification process for these amps (basically to show that they can't  be
>>used as CB amplifiers). We can not take orders until after we receive  the
>>final certification, which usually takes 90-120 days.
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>>>>The KPA 800 is a single box amplifier with an internal custom designed
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>>60V switching power supply. It weighs approximately 36 lbs. Dimensions  are
>>16.5"w x 15.5"d x 7"h.
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>>>>The KPA1500 uses two enclosures. The main desktop RF deck is the same
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>>size as the KPA800. The power supply enclosure is approximately 4" high 
>>and
>>is the same depth and width as the main unit. It can sit under the  main
>>enclosure or under your operating table. The KPA1500 easily makes  1500W+
>>on
>>160M - 10M. We also plan for it to cover 6M with lower power.
>>(Approximately 400W). The main RF box weighs about 40 lbs and the power
>>supply box about 15 lbs.
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>>>>Here is a short list of additional features:
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>>>>*Full Break-In Silent Diode T/R* *Microprocessor Controlled* *Auto Band
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>>Switching* (RF Sensing) Very fast.. *Built In Auto-Tuner*. Matches 3:1 at
>>1500W *SO2R ready.* Two Rig Inputs / Two Antenna Outputs (2nd rig routes to
>>alternate antenna) *RS-232 Port* for remote control and firmware
>>downloadable updates. *Key-In / Key-Out sequencing* for older rigs *Custom
>>Designed Switching Power Supply (RF Quiet)*
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>>>>The assembled version of the KPA1500 should sell for about $5,900; The
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>>KPA800 about $3,900. The kit versions for these should be around  $300-500
>>less. (These are not final prices and may vary several hundred  dollars.)
>>We
>>will pre-assemble the 60V switching power supplies and the  internal RF
>>transistor cards on the kits. (Don't worry - there is still  plenty for you
>>to build.  :-)
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>>>>We expect to be able to take orders later this summer and plan to ship
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>>production before the Pacificon hamfest in mid-October.
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>>>>73, Eric WA6HHQ
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>>>73,
>>>
>>>Jim, KR1S
>>>http://kr1s.kearman.com/
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