If he were to peel one turn off the output transformer, from 4 turns to 3, it should be just about right. Bob
On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: > Bill, > > How about just turning the power control on the K2 down to 40 watts and > measure the key-down current draw. I have not checked, but I believe it > should be in the vicinity of 10 amps. > In any case, whatever the current draw, think about the duty cycle - a > 50% duty cycle (a continuous string of dots) is very high for ham radio > (you do spend some time listening), so even if the peak current draw is > close to 20 amps, your average current draw will be less than 10 amps. > Maybe I missed something, but I think you already have a transceiver > that qualifies to your requirements. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > VA3OL wrote: > > I have a K2/100, with the ATU. > > > > It is almost the perfect radio... > > > > But as I get closer to RV adventures I long for a rig that will put out > 40 or 50 watts with less than 10 amps DC input. > > > > Bill, VA3OL > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
