Re: [Elecraft] K3 current draw

2020-05-08 Thread Keith Trinity WE6R
Hi David; You can tap DISP and rotate VFO B knob to see the current. Then set "tun pwr" to nor, select desired power out, and long press XMIT to send a carrier and see the current. (do not TX at exactly 5 or 50w as that will cause a TX gain calibration). That will give you a close reading. The

[Elecraft] K3 current draw

2020-05-06 Thread David Thompson via Elecraft
Morning group, After spending some time searching, I cannot find a table of measured current draw versus power output for the K3. I’m working on how much battery I need for portable ops and this information would be good so I can estimate the energy requirements for my system. There is an old

Re: [Elecraft] K3 Current Draw?

2007-11-05 Thread Robert Tellefsen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Edward R. Breneiser' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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

[Elecraft] K3 Current Draw?

2007-11-04 Thread Edward R. Breneiser
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: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a

RE: [Elecraft] K3 Current Draw?

2007-11-04 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
@mailman.qth.net 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