[Elecraft] K3 Heat

[Jim Brown]

On Fri, 15 May 2009 10:53:10 -0400, Guy Olinger, K2AV wrote:

>What heat problem?  No heat problem.

Guy said it well. I'm a member of the Northern California Contest 
Club, one of the largest. Our members probably own at least 100 K3s. 
I own two. My neighbor K6XX owns four, and is a very sharp engineer 
who works for Elecraft. He says the the K3 is very well protected, 
and that there is no heat problem. Several of our members were early 
beta testers. Many of our members, especially those owning K3s, are 
very agressive contesters -- that is, we transmit a lot. Some 
contests require that we run barefoot, including several RTTY 
contests. 

W0YK is one of our more agressive members, a world champion RTTY 
contester, and an early beta tester. His response to this thread, 
before he hurried off to Dayton, was the same as Guy's -- there is 
no heat problem. He should know. 

73,

Jim Brown K9YC