Using 15 W out from my K3-S (Max power for your KX3 as you indicated) my KPA500
pushes out 330 Watts … Why bother with 100W when you can have 330 ?? There is
however a difference in purchase price $2k vs $800 (aprox) - and if you need a
tuner that will be another $700.
Sorry to say I kept the KX3 for mobile/QRP and just got a K3S, KAT500 and
KPA500.
Enjoy your dilemma
Tim
> On 21 Jun 2016, at 21:08, Road Runner <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Have had my KX3 for a couple of weeks and love it. Biggest issue I have is
> even at 15 watts, unless conditions are right, I am having issues making DX
> contacts. The KX3 is connected to an Alpha Delta 80-6 meter fan dipole. I
> have been thinking about getting the KXPA 100 but wonder whether it will be
> enough of a bang for the buck. I use this at a summer cottage, at home I
> started with a Kenwood Ts-590SG and eventually upgraded the rig with an
> Ameritron 811H to get more punch. I have no problems getting picked out of
> pileup so now...
> So my question is for those of you that have gone the upgrade path to
> KXPA100... Did you get enough punch or are you wishing you had gone with more
> power? I am not really too crazy about going all the way to the KPA500...
>
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