[Elecraft] KPA100 C83 change

[Dave Gingrich K9DC]

At 06:45 6/16/2002 -0700, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>You should
>definitely put in the 1000-pF unit, as it improves efficiency
>considerably on the higher bands.

Thanks Wayne (and the others that replied privately)
I changed the C83 to 1000 pf, and it definitely reduces the current for the 
same power output. Makes a noticable reduction in the heat output.

>Perhaps you can do this at the same time you check the tightness of the
>PA transistor hardware.

I was surprised how loose the PA transistors were. Those pads must really 
shrink after they get hot a few times.

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Dave Gingrich, K9DC - Indianapolis, Indiana  USA
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