[Elecraft] [KX3] LiPol battery pack and KX3 - voltage vs output

[Wayne Burdick]

Mike Morrow wrote:

> There is no practical value to ten watts of output, compared to five.
> Why turn battery energy into heat in the voltage converter?

When a band is *open*, 5 watts can usually do the job, IMHO. But a lot  
of operation takes place right at the noise floor, and the extra 3 dB  
can really help at such times.

Wayne