Thanks, Vic I'll probably start my K3 with no PA, as I'm a full-time QRPer. That would help keep the drain down to some- thing manageable. Also no 2nd RX to start anyway.
What would be your impression of the difficulty of removing the 100w PA to keep drain down for FD? Thanks and 73 Bob N6WG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vic K2VCO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Robert Tellefsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 12:23 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Need advice - which Elecraft rig for SE Asia? > Robert Tellefsen wrote: > > Hi Vic > > Just out of curiousity, have you metered the > > K3's current draw in receive mode? I > > expect to use my K3 at 5w on FD next year, and > > want to start planning for the battery/solar > > bank to run it. > > Yes, actually, it's about 1 amp. It might be less if you don't have the > 100w amp installed; it doesn't seem to matter if you turn the power down > to 5 watts with the amp in place. The second RX would also increase the > current drawn. > -- > 73, > Vic, K2VCO > Fresno CA > http://www.qsl.net/k2vco _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
