[Elecraft] Amp choices for QRP K3?

[Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604]

If you want to put an external amp on a 10W K3, consider a high power
amp.  You can get a few hundred watts with 10W in from some fairly
inexpensive amps.  In fact, if oyu've got an amp already, then a 10W K3
is a way to get the very good RX and some significant power at an
economy price, while still being able to upgrade later.

73, doug


   From: "David Ferrington, M0XDF" <M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk>
   Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 21:09:45 +0100

   Why would you want to do that?

   Surely the KPA3, with all it's integrated features, an additional Ant.  
   socket and Elecraft reliability and support far outweigh any other  
   option?
   Plus of course it's all in the same box, with the same supply and not  
   another piece of equipment to install, carry etc.

   I'm not an Elecraft bigot, but in this case, I'm prepared to be called  
   one.

   On 14 May 2009, at 20:23, Darwin, Keith wrote:

   > I'm interested in getting more TX energy out of my K3/10.  The first
   > option, of course, is to put in the Elecraft 100 watt PA, but I  
   > wonder.
   > Tokyo HiPower has an amp that will give 100 or so watts with 10 in.
   > Will it run smooth QSK like the Elecraft 100 watt PA?  Are there other
   > cost effective choices?