Yes, 500 watts PEP regardless of mode. This is thus 500W RTTY/FM/CW (key down :-) etc.
If the amplifier gets too hot, it will let you know in a safe, non-spectacular way. 73, Lyle KK7P > I just received my KPA500 (s/n 376) and am very pleased with it. What is > the power limitation, if any, for operating the KPA500 on RTTY? I gather > from the specs that perhaps it is 500 w as long as the duty cycle does not > exceed 10 minutes operate/ 5 minutes standby. Is this correct? ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

