[Elecraft] Missing thermal pad in KAT500 kit

[Jim Sheldon]

After I posted several queries about the same thing, I got an email back from Wayne concerning that thermal pad.  It seems it's not really needed unless the KAT500 is going to be used in an extremely high heat envrionment.  Wayne said something about the middle of summer in Death Valley.  

Mine was missing, and I'm no longer concerned about it.  The KAT500 has been runnining under heavy CW and RTTY use for over a month and a half now with no adverse effects.  The metal to metal contact between the tab on the resistor and the bottom cover appears to be completely sufficient to dissipate the necessary amount of heat.  


Jim - W0EB