[Elecraft] Power output on my KX1

[Paul Gates, KD3JF]

Here are the results of my KX1 with the 80/30 module installed: 

With 13.5 Power Supply: 
80 Meters..... 3.5 watts 
40 Meters..... 2.8 watts 
30 Meters......3.5 watts 
20 Meters......2.3 watts 

With Internal Batteries <8.2 Volts> Lithium 
80 Meters......1.8 watts 
40 Meters......1.3 watts 
30 Meters......1.6 watts 
20 Meters......1.3 watts 

Actually I am not backpacking any more because of my knees but I do go to parks close by. My favorite is a National Park.... Fort McHenry...in Baltimore, MD.... I am using a 24 foot antenna with a 33 ft. counterpoise. I doubt that I am going to use the internal batteries very much because I have a 7amphr sealed battery that I plan to set on the picnic table!! The main reason I like Fort McHenry is the KX1 and the K1 are free from any noise on the receivers. It is such a relief from the S-8 noise that I have at home. 


Paul, KD3JF 
EX: WA4JGI, WA8TER 
Central Maryland 
FM19qd (Map Grid Square)