[Elecraft] K3 SHUTDOWN.

[Mike]

Hi, Dick.

I have not seen any caveats either in the Elecraft manual, or in Fred's 
book about not being able to run at 100 watts. But you could be correct.

Any comment from Wayne, Eric or Don?

73, Mike NF4L

On 9/29/12 1:19 PM, Dick Roth--KA1OZ wrote:
> I noticed that you said you were running at 100W.  That may be your
> problem.  RTTY is a 100% duty cycle mode and I believe your rig may be
> overheating to the point of self-protection (shutdown).
>
> When I run data modes, I normally reduce power to 25W.  I have never had
> the same problem you describe.
>