[CQ-Contest] KPA-1500

[Maarten van R]

And I don't get choosing a FTdx9000 over a K3. Yes, the radio is huge but
those buttons are terrible even for my normal size hands and the print is
hardly readable with my 20/20 vision.

I for one like to take my equipment to different places to operate. In that
case "smaller" and "lighter" can be better.

73, Maarten PD2R/OV2T



Op di 29 aug. 2017 om 15:42 schreef Michael Clarson <wv2zow at gmail.com>

> Charlie: I get all the size references except for Cinch Jones over Power
> Poles. --Mike, WV2ZOW
>
> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 10:39 PM, Charles Harpole <hs0zcw at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > When did "small" become "better" ???
> > I look at my human anatomy...... I have big ole man sized hands and the
> > ends of my fingers require large buttons, hands need big knobs, old eyes
> > need large print on front panel.  Maybe Don-sized hands will work better
> > with toy-sized radios.  Pushing my rig's buttons does not send the radio
> > off the back of the table.  My Heil Pro set  is HUGE, footsw fits my size
> > 12s....I change little phone plugs to 1/4 in. and DIN and "power poles"
> to
> > Cinch Jones.  SWR meter is 3in. tall.  P3 output is to a big monitor.
> >
> > I enjoy lots of controls and 2 shelves above my radio desk, all filled
> with
> > full sized everything*.  I am spoiled with a whole room for a shack, 6
> > separate coaxes for 6 separate antennas, an automatic 2K amplifier that
> > will take all at once, and not SO2R because I do not like making other
> hams
> > wait on me.
> >
> > I cant think of anything 'ham' I have that was made smaller and better
> for
> > it.*
> > Thats that.
> > 73, Charly
> >
> > I remember when cars could sit 3 in front and had a huge trunk, too, and
> a
> > TR-3 easily under the dash.  Yes,*K3 is a pain, so I go to FT-9000d and
> > IC-7800 and 75S-3b and smile.
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 1:43 AM, Jim Brown <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Some key component of Elecraft's design philosophy have always included
> > > compact size, light weight, minimum current draw, menus that only are
> > > needed for setup and configuration, not while operating,
> configurability,
> > > and high performance. Setting up my operating desk got a LOT easier and
> > > less cluttered when I replaced "big boat" FT1000MPs with a pair of K3s.
> > And
> > > the fact that the P3 spectrum display is compact and outboard makes it
> > easy
> > > to place it above or alongside the radio, allowing more space-efficient
> > > (and user friendly) setup of the operating desk. And the KAT500 tuner
> is
> > > sized and designed so that it can live either on top of or underneath
> the
> > > KPA500, or separate from it.
> > >
> > > Likewise, the YCCC SO2R box helped a lot with getting "stuff" off the
> > desk.
> > >
> > > 73, Jim K9YC
> > >
> > > On 8/28/2017 8:44 AM, Ria Jairam wrote:
> > >
> > >> I get the impression that the separate power supply in the KPA1500 was
> > >> a means of getting the amp to line up with the rest of the "K-Line."
> > >>
> > >
> > >
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