[Elecraft] Need advice - which Elecraft rig for SE Asia?
Vic K2VCO
vic at rakefet.com
Mon Oct 8 15:23:38 EDT 2007
Robert Tellefsen wrote:
> Hi Vic
> Just out of curiousity, have you metered the
> K3's current draw in receive mode? I
> expect to use my K3 at 5w on FD next year, and
> want to start planning for the battery/solar
> bank to run it.
Yes, actually, it's about 1 amp. It might be less if you don't have the
100w amp installed; it doesn't seem to matter if you turn the power down
to 5 watts with the amp in place. The second RX would also increase the
current drawn.
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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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