Paul, What modes, what power level? Does the internal fan run on high? Kurt, W7QHD
On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Paul Metzger <paulmetz...@mail.com> wrote: > Sorry, my email GUI by default was sending emails in HTML which does not > get processed by the reflector here. Thus why there was previously no > information except for title in my previous posting attempts. Noob here. > > Here is my original email as I had composed it. > > -------------------------------------------------- > > I quit using my Elecraft K2/100 when I kept getting burned on the PAs heat > sink. This is both before and after having sent it in to get a check up. > > I would like to place this radio in my emergency radio go box, but instead > of adding fans which will just suck my batteries dry pre-maturely, is there > a larger more efficient heat sink available for this amp (radio lid) which > won't lead to too much macgyvering? > > Thanks for any assistance you may be able to provide in advance ! > > As a note, I'm using an external KAT100 and have always kept the match > down. I always use mono band resonant antennas which I'm anal about tunning > dead on and not operating into an antenna with a match anything more than a > 1.5:1, and that's before connecting the KAT100 antenna tuner to it. > > Please, if anyone can provide me with a larger heat sink / solution to > cool down this radio, I would be extremely grateful ! > > > Paul Metzger - K6EH > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to vwrace...@gmail.com > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
