I'm glad it's working. But just in case, we will also be providing an optional extended temperature compensation procedure for the KX2.
73, Wayne > On 2016-05-29, at 22:37, Luke <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hmm, not sure why it cut out my message. Here's what I wrote: > > I've used my KX2 on WSPR and JT65 and it appears to be plenty stable. I used > to have a KX3 and sold it because it wouldn't decode WSPR between transmit > cycles due to excessive drift. I've kept the KX2 to <5 watts because the > right sideplate gets very hot with the high duty cycle. > > I've actually just been sitting here running JT65 @ 10 watts when I got your > email, and it is doing pretty well. I had 3 back to back QSO's and on the > last transmission the PA Temp got up to 47C (~117F) which doesn't seem too > bad. As it cools off there is no drifting or slanting of signals on the > waterfall either. I think the 1 minute on/off duty cycle of JT65 is very > doable with the KX2, and WSPR might be pushing it. The other night the > sideplate got quite hot running WSPR at 5 watts. > > Luke > AD0KI ______________________________________________________________ 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]
