You could do that. I wouldn't advise it for other reasons. Why don't you measure the current at different power levels when on a power supply? There is a current display on the radio. The cigarette plug is not directly connected to the battery. There is likely to be poor connections resulting in IR losses and other problems.
On Sun, Aug 23, 2020, 14:22 Ted Edwards W3TB <w3tb....@gmail.com> wrote: > I am planning to put my K3 in the car for the upcoming Tennessee QSO Party > so that I can go rover/expeditionary. > > With that comes a question: Powering from that accessory socket which > appears limited to 15 amps instead of the 20 amps that the K3 wants at full > power, do I understand right that reducing to 50 watts output and taking > the -3dB will work out in terms of power draw? > > In the past, I have done QRP and would like to be a bit louder this time. > Thanks to all who might respond. > > -- > 73 de Ted Edwards, W3TB and GØPWW > > and thinking about operating CW: > "Do today what others won't, > so you can do tomorrow what others can't." > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 k1ep.l...@gmail.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 arch...@mail-archive.com
