It is useful for any mode with high average power, usually data, AM, or FM. --wunder, K6WRU
On May 21, 2014, at 9:39 AM, Phil Hystad <[email protected]> wrote: > When do you need the heatsink? Is this primarily for DATA modes? > > I use my KX3 at 10 watts when in the shack and I use it portable at 5 watts > or 10 watts when I carry along my external Li battery packs. > > I have never noticed any overheating and I believe that it is because I don't > do any DATA modes at all. About 99 percent of my portable work is CW only -- > and usually not very many ragchews thus briefer QSOs. > > So, is this product primarily for DATA mode users? > > 73, phil, K7PEH > > > > On May 21, 2014, at 9:09 AM, Howard Hoyt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Doug Ellmore/NA1DX wrote: >> >>>> I received my PAE-Kx31 heatsink from Fred VE7FMN ([email protected]) >> >> Fred and I haven't formed a joint partnership yet, so you have a heatsink >> from one or the other of us! lolol >> >> Both do the job vis-a-vis JT65 with differing attributes otherwise. >> >> Cheers! >> >> Howie - WA4PSC >> www.proaudioeng.com >> mfgr of the PAE-Kx31 Heatsink Kit >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] -- Walter Underwood [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
