[Elecraft] KPA500 questions
Sebastian, W4AS
w4as at bellsouth.net
Mon Nov 14 16:15:37 EST 2011
As a potential future buyer of the KPA500, I have a few questions, for those who actually own it:
What have you found to be the actual output power, on a dummy load using a good power meter other than the internal one.
Is the maximum output the same on all modes (CW/AM/FM etc.)?
Is the maximum output the same on all bands (what happens on 30 meters)?
In the event of a high SWR, does the output begin to drop progressively, and/or does it just stop at some point? What is the typical SWR that will keep it happy at full output (without getting into a discussion of resonance and actual power out the antenna)?
Finally, I read about the duty cycle of 10 minutes on and 5 minutes off, and I still wonder how it would keep it up with modes such as WSJT, where there is typically 30 seconds on and 30 seconds off?
73 de Sebastian, W4AS
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