That will come out to 160W PEP on the K3 and 1600W PEP on the amp. I would not set the K3 to more then 25W (i e 100W PEP). Don´t know how much the AL80B can handle but 1600W PEP sounds to be too much.
/ Jim ---------------------- Hector Padron wrote: > Good morning Ted,let me tell you something,since the very first day I got my > K3 serial 2192 I have been using it on AM on 40M with guys who work on 7180,I > use it with my AL-80B,when I key up the K3 puts out 40W and that makes 400W > out of the amp and when I talk it swings up to 1KW,the TX modulation > percentage its about 90 to 95% and the reports from the old timers using > vintage radios is great always,some guys says look that I am using a big boat > anchor AM station,in fact there was a guy who loved it so much that he was > asking which company made the K3 because he wanted to have one. > Without a doubt a K3 is an all mode perfect radio to own,73 > > AD4C > > > > "For a refined ham it is compulsory to own a k3" > > --- On Sun, 2/21/10, amf...@aol.com <amf...@aol.com> wrote: > > > From: amf...@aol.com <amf...@aol.com> > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 on AM with AL811H amplifier > To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 3:27 AM > > > Just thought you'd all like to know that I have been getting GREAT AUDIO > reports from running K3 #1717 on AM, into an AL811H amplifier driving the amp > to about 125 watts carrier. Connecting the K3 to the amp was as simple as > plugging in the relay cable and the coax. > > Running AM and using the sync detection on AM surpasses even my old boat > anchor AM receivers. For me, the K3 is the true all purpose radio. > > 73 > Ted W8IXY ______________________________________________________________ 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
