When it comes to amplifiers, boring is definitely good. A long time ago I was operating a DX contest at a multi-op. One of the amplifier power supplies was in a heavy steel cabinet on casters underneath the operating table about 4 feet away. It was about 3 am and very quiet in the shack (CW contest and only a few people awake/operating) when the capacitor bank in the power supply let loose. I saw the flash first and a split second later felt the BOOM. It was like being in a house that was just hit by lightening and literally sounded like a shotgun going off next to my head; and I was wearing a headset.
Kinda wakes ya up :)) On 2/9/2012 1:20 PM, Ian Kahn wrote: > <snip> > The K3 is a fabulous dxpedition radio, we only had one KPA500 and that was > on the CW station. That is one very boring amplifier, it just sat in the > corner and worked its socks off ;) > <end snip> > > But, Ian, isn't this one of those rare cases when boring is good? No > breakdowns, no spurrious emissions to worry about, etc. :-) > > 73, > > --Ian > Ian Kahn, KM4IK > Roswell, GA EM74ua > [email protected] > K3 #281, P3 #688 > > > > -- > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > -- 73, Gary K9GS Check out K9NS on the web: http://www.k9ns.com Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com ************************************************ ______________________________________________________________ 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
