[Elecraft] KX3 Heatsinks

[Howard Hoyt]

There has been a lot of talk recently regarding the KX3, thermal limits 
and heatsinks.

Some of you may remember the heatsink design and pictures I originally 
posted six months ago.  I think I was one of the first to execute a 
heatsink design for the KX3, but soon afterward my company machine shop 
closed.  In the intervening months I have done a lot of testing and 
modeling to the KX3 thermal situation, and I'm now making them at a new 
machine shop.  Interestingly enough, concurrent with the release of a 
couple of other heatsink designs recently, I have begun receiving quite 
a few requests to make my heatsink design available for purchase.  This 
says to me there is a market for a heatsink not satisfied by the others, 
so I'm within two weeks away from the first production run returning 
from anodizing.  This list isn't the place to post an advertisement, so 
if you are interested in the PAE-Kx31 heatsink, please check it out at:
http://www.proaudioeng.com/?page_id=40

Considering all of the optional accessories coming out for the KX3, I 
would say the experimenter spirit hasn't gone out of ham radio yet!


Cheers & 73,

Howard Hoyt - WA4PSC