We do not see 200W inside the K3 any time soon. The heat, current and other issues make this difficult.
73, Eric WA6HHQ Elecraft List Moderator, among other things :-) _..._ Darwin, Keith wrote: > I agree that 200 watts inside the K3 isn't a good idea (heat) but having > an external (300-400 watt?) amp that could be driven by 10 watts of > input (key point here!) would be sweet! > > This amp could be used by all the Elecraft rigs, not just the K3. For > contests turn it up to the low power limit per the rules. On 30m, run > full power and be a big gun. I assume a lower power amp (1/2 KW) would > be considerably cheaper to build & buy. > > - Keith N1AS - > - K3 711 - > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fred Atchley > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA-200 > > Actually Gary, KPA-200 sounds like a good idea. I like contesting and > prefer low power. The problem is that different contests define "low > power" as 100, 150 or 200 W. It would be nice to optimize low power for > any given contest. > BTW, I wonder if the KAT3 would also need to be replaced. 73, Fred > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
