On Wed, 2009-06-03 at 10:59 -0700, hb9brj wrote: ... > Guess the major problem resulting from voltage drop is a reduced efficiency > of the KPA3.
Actually, for a given power level the KPA3 probably has better efficiency. For lowest heat in the PA, the supply voltage should be as low as possible that still works at the selected power level. But the system efficiency is lower because of the power loss in the cables. Al N1AL ______________________________________________________________ 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