[Elecraft] Digital mode power handling for KAT3

[Fred Jensen]

FWIW: I use my K3/KAT3 at 100 W in RTTY contests with no issues.  % 
derating could be a function of the complex impedance at the end of your 
transmission line ... my match on all bands is not terrible.

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

ken.kj9b at gmail.com wrote on 10/11/2023 9:50 AM:
> Hello.  I recently bought a very nice K3 from a friend.  It has the KAT3
> auto-tuner installed.  Due to the duty cycle of most digital modes, most, if
> not all, external auto tuners are "de-rated" for digital modes.  I haven't
> been able to find any reference to this for the KAT3.  Does anyone know the
> power handling capability of the KAT3 for digital modes?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> 73,
> Ken, KJ9B
>



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