We ran 8 KPA500s on Malpelo last year at full rated power with no heat related issues.
Gregg W6IZT -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Arie Kleingeld PA3A Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 5:23 AM To: donehrl...@q.com; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA500 Don, That sounds interesting! Could you share those mods? I'm taking the KPA500 on a DXpedition to hot Africa in September and proper cooling will be an issue then. Arie PA3A Op 23-6-2013 19:11, donehrl...@q.com schreef: > Sounds about right to me. It varies a lot with the band in use .. > mine runs hotter on higher frequency bands. I installed (reversible) > modifications in my KPA500 to improve cooling just to keep the fan > noise down. > > Don K7FJ > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
