[Elecraft] RTTY via FSK-D

[Dave Hachadorian]

> Is the duty cycle of the K3 so that it will handle 100 watts 
> output safely
> in a cw or rtty contest?
>
> At home I use a amplifier with 40 watts of drive.  But, I would 
> like to be
> able to operate portable at the river with just the K3 in a cw 
> or rtty
> contest if it can handle the continious duty on these modes.

I have run both of mine flat-out at 100 watts in the NAQP RTTY 
contest, where amps are not allowed. There were no problems. The 
fan comes on at high speed, but PA temp stabilizes way below the 
high temp cutoff point.

Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Big Bear Lake, CA