To each his own. I run 0.0 watts on FT8, since it’s the next best thing to ESP. I’ve had many a satisfactory, automated, effortless, imaginary QSO on this mode.
Wayne N6KR ---- http://www.elecraft.com > On Mar 3, 2018, at 1:27 PM, Glenn Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 <[email protected]> Date: > 3/3/18 14:01 (GMT-06:00) To: Dennis Moore <[email protected]> Cc: > Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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:[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] > ______________________________________________________________ > 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]
