[Elecraft] KX2 Safe Operating PA Temperature

[Nr4c]

I believe the radio might shut down somewhere above 80 C. 

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...nr4c. bill


> On Mar 26, 2020, at 9:11 PM, Steve Anness <steve at kj5t.net> wrote:
> 
> This question was posed last October by another on the reflector in regards
> to the KX3 but does not look like there was a response.  I had posed the
> question once to Elecraft support and believe my email got lost in the
> fray.  When I posted the question to Elecraft support it was a month after
> I received my KX2 and I was running 10 watts with it and it had gotten up
> to 61C which is what prompted the question.
> 
> I have been running FT8 at around 5 watts recently and I see it getting up
> to 51C.
> 
> At what point should I stop operating and let it cool down?  I love my KX2
> and don't want to damage it.  I do know that these are used in fields by
> many so perhaps I am just being paranoid.
> 
> 73 de KJ5T
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