[Elecraft] KPA500 General Questions

[k6rb at baymoon.com]

I haven't been paying a lot of attention to that, but I recall seeing the
power a few times, not sure which band, but it was about 34 watts in for
500 watts out. On 80 m it was under 30 watts in.

Rob K6RB

> Thanks all for the comments. What kind of input power and output
> numbers are you seeing? Does it vary much across the bands? One review
> on EHAM stated 25 in and 500 out.
>
> Joe  N9VX
>
> On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Joe Word <joe.n9vx at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I am considering a KPA500 and have some questions for those that own
>> one:
>>
>> 1. What Input SWR are you seeing? Does it vary by band?
>>
>> 2. Is there a lag in band switching when not using a K3 (Used with
>> non-Elecraft radio).
>>
>> 3. In normal SSB operation, how loud is the fan? I know this varies
>> per person, some don't hear fan noise and others do. What would you
>> compare it to? As an example, the Yaesu MARK-V Field is OK, but the
>> MARK-V 200 watt model is too loud for me.
>>
>>
>> Thanks and 73,
>>
>> Joe  N9VX
>>
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