[Elecraft] [KX3] What Your Dollar Actually Buys You -- was "JT/heatsinks"

[Gary W. Hvizdak]

Yesterday, WA4PSC wrote "... increased key-down time at 12 watts is a nice
bonus for digital modes."

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Recently I've been helping to facilitate the independent performance
evaluation of several of the aftermarket KX3 heatsinks mentioned here over
the past few months.  The quantitative results of this evaluation (which
will be published in a few weeks) will enable KX3 owners to separate fact
from hype, and compare the various offerings based on the ratio of their
performance versus their cost.

Elaborating ... you might want to know what your dollar buys you in terms of
heat dissipation.  For example, if two competing products differ in price by
a factor of 2X, but their performance differs by a factor of 4X, then the
more expensive heatsink "might be" your better choice since it offers 2X
greater performance per dollar!

Note that the performance versus cost ratio doesn't tell the whole story,
since you might not "need" the additional 2X performance benefit the more
expensive heatsink provides.  Even so, you still might be able to justify
the additional cost based on the extended product life that's anticipated
because of the additional cooling capacity!

What is substantially increasing your KX3's operating life worth to you?

Stay tuned!

73,
Gary  KI4GGX
(Tech writer; webmaster; branding; 3D animation; graphic artist; etc.)
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