Jim,
As with nearly all transmitters, it is a matter of heat. If you have
adequate cooling on the left side of the K3, then the internal
transverter will be capable of a very high duty cycle. If it is blocked
and in a warm room, then the duty cycle will be significantly lower.
You might want to monitor the side panel temperature and run the unit
into a dummy load and find out the heat profile for the duty cycle you
expect to run in the ambient environment of your particular station.
Vary the power output and/or cooling (a fan, for example) and see how
that affects it.
73,
Lyle KK7P
I am going to be running FSK441 on 2M meteor scatter and wondering
what the duty cycle is on the transverter in my K3. Getting ready to
start searching for an amplifier.
73s Jim, W4ATK
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