[CQ-Contest] KPA-1500

[Charles Harpole]

I choose comfort and operator pleasure over small radios. Personal taste
rules, I think.  Charly

On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 10:28 PM, Maarten van R <pd2r.maarten at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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>> >
>> > --
>> > Charly, HS0ZCW
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