[Elecraft] KPA1500 reduces power as it gets warmer?

[Wes]

It isn't "designed for low power."  I don't, nor will I have, a KPA1500, but I 
run my KAT500 at 400-500 W on FT8 without incident.

Wes  N7WS


On 6/4/2022 6:52 AM, Kevin Robertson via Elecraft wrote:
> FT8 is a weak signal mode, designed for low power. Given its high duty cycle, you are asking for trouble if you operate your power amplifier in FT8 mode using your KPA1500 at anywhere near high power. I burned out my final on my K2 at 15 watts on FT8.
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> Kevin Robertson KD2WCY
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