[Elecraft] Subject: Re: Solving the heat problem in the KX3

[Dave Barr]

On 4/13/2014 11:50 PM,
> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 12:49:28 -0700
> From: Jim Bennett<w6jhb at mac.com>
> To: Elecraft Reflector Reflector<elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Solving the heat problem in the KX3
> ..... Almost everyone running PSK31 is doing so with 15 - 35 watts, so a 3-4 watt signal isn't going to make a lot of QSO's. I did, but they were few and far between. Even worse on the JT modes...
  Don't disparage running 3 or 4 watts, or even less.  Over the last 
decade, my K2 at 5 watts has worked 261 DX entities and at 1 watt 113, 
all digital, mostly rtty.   Yes a tribander helped, but many of these 
qsos were on 40, 30, 17 and 12 meters with wire antennas.  At one watt 
in CW DX contests it is possible to come within a few entities of true 
DXCC in 30 hours, and at 5 watts to go well over 100.  Working in 
contests will help the KX3 to run cooler because of the very short 
transmissions.  On JT65 or 9 try working split. Bottom line: be patient 
and expect to be at the end of the line.

73, Dave, K2YG