[Elecraft] K-Line Climate Control

[Doug Person]

Operating a K3 remotely is one thing. Subjecting it to varying 
temperatures and humidity is something else. Obviously, high temps and 
humidity will be a problem for any radio. You need reasonable climate 
control no matter what.

The reason I'm responding to this is because eventually the only way I 
will be able to operate is to place a transceiver in a shed on a 
friend's property and use a multiband antenna -all of which will be 
operated over the internet. The ambient RF noise in my townhome makes 
any HF operating impossible.

A 5000 BTU air conditioner can be obtained from many retailers for very 
little money. This would solve humidity and high temperature issues. 
Unless the low temperatures are extreme, I don't think its much of an issue.


Doug -- KJ0F


On 7/4/2018 10:22 AM, Ken G Kopp wrote:
> A strange ... and "nutty"... concept.  More appropriate for April 1st IMO.
>
> K0PP
>
> On Wed, Jul 4, 2018, 10:10 Dave Sublette <k4to.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Is this some sort of a spoof?  You can't be serious.  Putting beautiful
>> equipment like this into the weather(not quite, but almost) is poor
>> engineering practice at least and at most, a felony.  If you insist on
>> doing this, sell your Elecraft stuff and buy one of the other three
>> imported brands, but don't expect to get any repair service when it breaks
>> from environmental abuse.
>>
>> End of soapbox rant, for now.
>>
>> Dave, K4TO
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 11:42 AM alaparos at w2cs.net <alaparos at w2cs.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I’m at the point now in my household move where I should like to put my
>>> K-Line (K3/KPA1500) out in a shed about 200’ from the house and operate
>> it
>>> remotely via an local ethernet connection.  This week I’ve been
>> sweltering
>>> in the humid heat here in the NE and that prompts the question:  What
>> makes
>>> since in the way of keep the equipment happy across wide temperature and
>>> humidity changes?   Winters possibly down below freezing, but dry, and
>>> summers up to 100F and humid.  Today’s temp is clearing 88 with a dew
>> point
>>> of 76, for example.
>>>
>>> What do you all do, short of supplying heaters and/or air conditioners?
>>>   If I could avoid that, I would like to.  The good news is that
>>> environmental changes are gradual.  The spec page for the KPA1500 does
>> not
>>> seem to mention environmental specs.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any info.
>>>
>>> Gary W2CS
>>>
>>>
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