[Elecraft] Field Day experience with K3

[Don Wilhelm]

John

The fact that the voltage dropped below 10 volts DC causes me to wonder 
about the either the adequacy of the wire size used (for the distance 
involved) or the tightness of the connections to the battery.  A 110 AH 
GSM battery should not drop that much with even 2 100 watt radios 
drawing current from it.

The fact that the K3 is designed to shut down when the voltage gets too 
low is a good point in its design IMHO.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 6/28/2012 1:19 PM, John Kountz wrote:
> Disquietingly, the K3 wasn't up to the task!
> Let me explain: both the K3 and our second radio, a TenTec Eagle (Model
> 599AT sn 3051271430) were fed from the same 120 watt Power Film Panel /110
> AmpHr GSM battery combination and operated at 100W output.  In tandom
> operation, the Eagle was not affected by momentary voltage dips (below 10
> VDC) whereas the K3 would shut down.
>