Bingo. Into my Cantenna no problem all the way up to 1500W. I also
noticed during the antenna tests that my amp heated up very rapidly to
levels not seen before (over 70C). I had expected lower efficiency on
160, so I'll need to watch it. I was temporarily driving my Carolina
Windom, and
Sent: Friday, November 17, 2023 8:54:10 PM
To: Pete Smith N4ZR
Cc: Elecraft List
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA-1500 on 160
The fault table should show what threshold is being exceeded. Recent 160 meter
soft fault detail would be of interest.
73 de Dick, K6KR
> On Nov 17, 2023, at 19:51, P
The fault table should show what threshold is being exceeded. Recent 160 meter
soft fault detail would be of interest.
73 de Dick, K6KR
> On Nov 17, 2023, at 19:51, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
>
> I have just tried my K-3/KPA-1500 combo on 160. I find that I can only
> increase the drive to 26
I have just tried my K-3/KPA-1500 combo on 160. I find that I can only
increase the drive to 26 watts, to deliver about 880 watts input before
the OVR light comes on. Is this to be expected? Don't see anything in
the manual about it.
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73, Pete N4ZR
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