Hi Ron Could you measure the DC draw in receive with the big PA turned off (down?) for just QRP use? I'm curious how bad the draw may be, as I work QRP for FD and would like to avoid dissambling the rig to remove the PA. Thanks and 73 Bob N6WG
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Edward R. Breneiser'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 4:17 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 Current Draw? > Hi, Ed: > > The K3 Owner's manual Specifications page has the data: > > TX: 17-22A typical for K3/100, 3-4A typical for K3/10. > > RX: 0.9A (subreceiver off). > > As they say, that's "typical". My K3 draws no more than 17 amps on any band > at 100 watts output, well within the normal operating parameters of my > Astron 20A (16 amps intermittent, 20 amp peak). > > Conservative as always, Elecraft does recommend a 25A 13.8 VDC supply. > > Ron AC7AC > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward R. Breneiser > Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 4:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Current Draw? > > > Hello all, > > I ordered my K3 in August. I tried to find the specs on the current draw in > Rx and TX, but no joy. Why aren't these specs listed on the data sheet? > > 72, > > Ed, WA3WSJ > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
