Thanks, You didn't use a brick?
I expected the K3 to handle 100W as there were no comments that I remember.
With your comments it doesn't matter how the 500W amp would work as I
doubt if I would want to run more than 100W, either.
I also have a IC-706 "100W" rig but it will only handle ~40W RTTY.
No, I wouldn't run 100W on JT65. The most I ever used with any rig has
been 20W on the ic-706.
steve
On 18-Jul-14 7:51 PM, John King wrote:
Hello Steve,
When I built my K3 in April 2008 I wondered the same thing. I hooked it up
to a Bird and a dummy load, set it up for 120W output (the K3 firmware
allowed 120 Watts back in those days) on 7 MHz, engaged the shorting bar on
my J-38 and let it run for 24 hours. It was still going strong at 120W
measured output at the end of 24 hours. The rig has been through 7 FD's
since then running CW for 24 hours straight. It just keeps on ticking. I
think you'll be OK on RTTY.
73,
John WA1ABI
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