On Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:48:52 -0500, Richard Thorne wrote: > Hows the KPA-500 holding up under contest conditions for SSB and CW? > > I've read the reviews on eham but there was only one that referenced > performance in contest conditions (and it was favorable). > > I'm curious if the temp stays down and if power is lost as it heats up?
In contest situation, you might not get it as hot as a long winded rag chew transmission. I don't contest, but I've gotten it hot enough that it hits the high speed fan mode. I would expect a slight sag when it gets hot, but would head off the heat by going into the menu and changing the fan control from NORM to 3 or 4 (depending on your condx) to keep higher minimum fan speed. That fan is a screamer when it hits 70C. Don't forget to take it back to NORM when the contest is over. That will save a lot of wear and tear on the fan. Gary -- http://ag0n.net 3055: http://ag0n.net/irlp/3055 NodeOp Help Page: http://ag0n.net/irlp ______________________________________________________________ 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
