Hi Ken: There is a Heathkit forum you could try this question out on. From what I have been reading, 10-12W is a little low on the power curve for the amp and getting it tuned up would place some stress on it. When I use it, mine likes to run at 50-60W input from my K3. Gives me approx 500-600W out.
I believe there will be a matching amp for the KX3 coming out. That may be more in the cards. Your mileage may vary, however. As noted by Wunder below, there are folks out there who are doing it. Good luck. Carey Magee, K2RNY On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Walter Underwood <[email protected]>wrote: > You can set your FT-897 to 10W and try it. That is what this person did, > and got 110W out: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KX3/message/3927 > > wunder > K6WRU > > On Feb 7, 2013, at 6:57 AM, Ken Schillinger wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > My name is Ken / ke7hge and I'm new to the group. > > > > I haven't purchased a KX-3..yet. I am on the cusp. > > > > One question I have is regarding the possibility of connecting the KX-3 > to a > > Heathkit SB 200 I have setting here. I bought the amp, installed the > Harbach > > (sp?) soft key and soft start mods with the idea of using it with my > Yaesu > > 897d. I have never hooked it up, but then again I have 100 W available > with > > the 897. I'm considering selling my 897 to partially fund the KX-3, which > > would leave me at 10 - 12W which is fine, except.sometimes higher power > is > > desired. What does everyone think, will the KX-3 and SB 200 be > compatible, > > and if so; will I be able to drive the SB 200 to a point where I will get > > 60-70 W output? > > > > > > > > Thanks for your consideration, Ken / ke7hge > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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, Carey, K2RNY Rochester New York Grid: FN13ef ______________________________________________________________ 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
