I normally run 500 to 600 watts on ft8. I would go higher if my amp could do it.Life too short for QRP!!!! Glenn WB5TUF -------- Original message --------From: Carl Jón Denbow <n...@qth.com> Date: 3/3/18 14:01 (GMT-06:00) To: Dennis Moore <den...@mail4life.net> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8 I feel all kinds of guilty if I pump it up to 110 watts on FT8 (or a JT mode) to bag a difficult station. A gallon and a half is down right sinful. ;-)
73, Carl N8VZ Sent from my iPad > On Mar 3, 2018, at 2:50 PM, Dennis Moore <den...@mail4life.net> wrote: > > No, 1500 watts on FT8 is not normal. > > 73, Dennis NJ6G > > >> On 3/3/2018 06:40, Carl Yaffey wrote: >> Tried full power on 20M FT8 this morning in order to work weak Russian. Temp >> gets as high as 75C. Loud fan kicks in. Hope this is normal. >> >> Carl Yaffey K8NU > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to n...@qth.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to wb5...@comcast.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
