[Elecraft] KX3 running warm even at very low power out

[rich hurd WC3T]

The only time I've ever gotten a HI TEMP warning was running WSPR at about
0.1 watt.   Go figure.

On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 3:50 PM Mike Parkes <mspmail2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have been experimenting with WSPR mode at 2-10 milliwatts of power out as
> measured by the WM-2 wattmeter. I notice that the back of the KX3 heat
> sinks are still fairly warm to the touch at such low power. It surprises me
> that the finals would still get that warm at this level of power out. Is
> that normal? I don't want to damage the radio tryin mg to xmt very low
> power! :)... I have nothing to compare to except it feels at least as warm
> as it did at 1 or 2 watts out. (I am using the power level output from
> WSJT-X to set the power out to levels lower than what the KX3 can show
> which is limited to 100 mW.)
> Mike AB7RU
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