[Elecraft] K3-100 low power output

[GRANT YOUNGMAN]

The AL-1200 needs at least 100 watts input to reach a full 1500 watts out.  It’s an excellent, virtually indestructable amp, but a 100 watt output exciter is marginal for it.

Grant NQ5T


On May 8, 2014, at 4:12 PM, Phil Wheeler <w7ox at socal.rr.com> wrote:

> Assuming the list below is the K3 barefoot into a dummy load (and not the AL1200 driven by the K3), how much drive does the AL1200 specify?
> 
> Phil w7ox
> 
> On 5/8/14, 1:48 PM, Greg Leber wrote:
>> Today when I tried to drive my AL1200 amp I found the K3 was not putting
>> out enough power. It drives the KPA500 fine but that only requires about
>> 20W. I hooked it to a dummy load and this is what I found.
>> 10m 66w