[Elecraft] KX3: Power Consumption at 15W?

[Don Wilhelm]

I recommend a power supply with a current rating of 6 amps or greater 
for the KX3 (and K2/10 or any other Elecraft legacy gear).
My reason is that you likely have accessories in the shack that need to 
be powered.
Using a power supply that is only marginal for the transceiver is false 
economy IMHO.
If you have a 20 or 30 amp power supply available, use it.  There is no 
sense in having a marginal power supply just because the transceiver 
only draws 2.1 amps at 10 watts.

This advice is for home stations, for portable operation the answer will 
be different and depend on the operating aspirations.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 4/5/2016 10:38 PM, Tom Crayner wrote:
> Anyone happen to know power consumption of the KX3 when running at the
> relatively new 15W RF output setting?
>
> I had read a while back that it was around ~2.1A at 10W.  Looking at tiny
> power supply options and don't want to underrate.
>
>