Elecraft KPA-500 Amplifier and KAT 500 Antenna Tuner
This
completes part III of WB7ELY's Remote Control Ham station |

Completed 500W Solid State Amplifier
Note 220 dryer plug, RS232 cable and PTT/ALC cables
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Final Assembly of kit
Note the 25 Lb Toroid power transformer |

The kit assembled in about 4 hours
Lots of small hardware but a straightforward and simple kit to assemble
View close-up of PA/Filter assembly
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Here's a screenshot of the remote utility. |

Initial setup and checkout of the system in the
garage about 100 ft from house.
Everything goes on the shelf under bench
MFJ Tuner goes in the closet
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Running 40m FT-8 in the basement office over the home
LAN
Note Kenwood TS-480 control head on right
Highlander Snow Lynx Kitten keeping the log up to date.
More on Dave's remote control setup
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Final assembly of the KAT500 Tuner |

Local checkout of the system before the cover goes on
over the radio box
What a shame to have that good looking amplifier and tuner on a shelf in
the garage. |
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Current Radio-end station setup
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AD5X review of the KPA-500 |
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10/24/19A |
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