Re: [Elecraft] K3 for Field Day at 120W

2008-06-27 Thread Gary D Krause
Why would you want to run it at 120 watts? I'm just curious. If it is a concern, why not run it at 100, 80, 50 or even 10 watts? Gary, N7HTS On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:26:06 -0400 Mack McCormick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there any problem with running my K3 on CW at 120W for the 24 hours of

Re: [Elecraft] K3 for Field Day at 120W

2008-06-27 Thread S Sacco
I agree completely with Gary's comment. I'd back it down to a nice, clean 80-90 watts, and spend my time looking after the new ops. 73, Steve NN4X On 6/27/08, Gary D Krause [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why would you want to run it at 120 watts? I'm just curious. If it is a concern, why not run

Re: [Elecraft] K3 for Field Day at 120W

2008-06-27 Thread Fern Rivard
Mark: The K3 is rated at 100 watts so why in the world would you want to mess things up with its spectral purity by running it at a higher power level. Nobody will ever notice a bit of difference in your signal strength between 100 watts or 120 watts. This is like running an engine that is

RE: [Elecraft] K3 for Field Day at 120W

2008-06-27 Thread Mack McCormick
Fern, I own several linear and it was really a simple question. I was unaware the radio wasn't rated to run at 120W. Now I know.73, MackWB4MAK From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 for Field Day at 120W Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008