Don KB3DRW asked: Have all the bugs (if there were any) been worked out of the Kx1 80-20 meter
radio upgrades. I was thinking of building another Kx1, this one with 80 meters, but wondered if add the testing had been completed. Did anyone use a 80/40/30/20 for field day? How did it work? What is the output on each band with 13.8vdc input? ----------------------------------------------- Hi, Don: There have been no issues regarding the KXB3080 for some time now. There were a couple of issues that became clear only after the test group had wrung out their units and a much larger number of people started building the kits. Those were quickly corrected in typical Elecraft manner. To answer your output power question, the specification is 3 to 4 watts at 12 VDC. With a 13.8 VDC supply, my KX1 w/ KXB3080 delivers: 80 Meters: 3.8 Watts 40 Meters: 3.3 Watts 30 Meters: 4.2 Watts 20 Meters: 3.6 Watts So that's a range of just 1 dB from the highest band output (30 meters) to the lowest band output (40 meters). I was working Saturday and Sunday. Field Day is one contest I try to participate in, even if in a small way, but not for me and my Elecraft gear this year, sigh! Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
