Happy September!

I saw a rumor last night concerning the popular KM3KM product line. Nothing reported on their web site yet, but the rumor is from a reliable source:

I’m going to sneak some information out on an exciting new product coming in first quarter 2025 from KM3KM. Now that this item has achieved FCC certification, it can’t change all that much. I think the time is right to generate some talk here on the forum about this new model. I’m sure there will be official news from KM3KM sometime soon as well.

The “Mercury Lite” is a battery-powered 600w (all modes) solid state linear amplifier with two LD-MOS and a size much more suitable to portable operations than either of the two present amplifiers from KM3KM.

One cool feature is that it has a BUILT IN ANTENNA TUNER. It is run off a 48V battery used for electric bikes (there are hundreds on the market). It will operate for 8 hours on that battery. While I haven’t been able to get any info yet on power supplies, it would also look great on a desktop for those who want a smaller and less powerful amp. There has been no pricing determined yet, but availability will be in first quarter of 2025.

  • Internal Automatic Tuner for 3.5 Mhz – 54 Mhz (Ham Bands)
  • RF Auto Band Decoding
  • 5-inch Color Touch Screen
  • 2 x MRF300 LDMOS
  • 600 Watts all Modes
  • Input Power 5-40 Watts FWD/REF/SWR Meter
  • Supply Voltage / DI Current Meter All Protections
  • W 7 x L 11.5 x H 4.5 Inch / Weight 14 Pounds FCC Approved