[Elecraft] KPA-500 in Contest Conditions

[Lu Romero]

Not a problem here in the 10 months I have owned it.  Temp
never gets above 60 degrees, fans never go into highest
speed. If the SWR is high, it takes care of itself and lets
you know about it with a beep in the headset and some text
on the K3 display screen. The difference in operating Low
Power (where I do most domestic contests) and High Power
(where I do everything else) is one button: The power switch
on the KPA500.  With that button, I am given the choice of
operating a 500w transceiver or a 100w transceiver.

Lu Romero
W4LT
K3/P3/KRX3/KPA500 and a K1

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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:48:52 -0500
From: Richard Thorne <rthorne at rthorne.net>
To: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [Elecraft] KPA-500 in Contest Conditions
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Hows the KPA-500 holding up under contest conditions for SSB
and CW?

I've read the reviews on eham but there was only one that
referenced 
performance in contest conditions (and it was favorable).

I'm curious if the temp stays down and if power is lost as
it heats up?

Thanks

Rich - N5ZC