[Elecraft] KX2 Safe Operating PA Temperature

[Steve Anness]

Thank you for the feedback.  I have never seen the radio get that warm
during my operating.  Someone did point out about the third party heatsinks
available so I may eventually purchase one.  I primarily am doing very high
duty cycle modes such as RTTY and the JT modes with my KX2 so I want to
make sure that I am taking good care of it.

73 de KJ5T

On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 9:24 PM Nr4c <nr4c at widomaker.com> wrote:

> I believe the radio might shut down somewhere above 80 C.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> ...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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