[Elecraft] K3 and KX3 questions for Wayne

[Ray Sills]

And following up with Jim’s posting about the KXPA100 specs:  At the far end of a QSO, the difference between an 80 watt signal vs a 100 watt signal would be difficult to measure, let alone perceive by ear.  In most cases, a 6 dB difference in level is clearly noticeable, and that would be 25 watts vs 100 watts.   A 3 dB difference can be heard by most people, but a 1 or 2 dB difference is almost impossible to notice by ear.

So, even if you are operating with just 12 V, at the input to the amp… don’t sweat it.  If you can’t make the QSO with 80 watts, you aren’t going to make it with 100 watts… not on HF, with SSB or CW.

73 de Ray
K2ULR
KX3 #211


> On May 22, 2016, at 5:46 PM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
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> On Sun,5/22/2016 11:46 AM, N6MQL wrote:
>> Although I appreciate all of your answers I specifically asked these questions of Wayne because I was making a point to let him know of my disapproval of the fact that the KXPA100 amp is incapable of running a full 100 watts on a standard 12v battery.
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