Yes, I'm going to get it checked out. Full legal limit is at 110 watts. I have original tubes in the amp. I guess I need two new 3-500z's. I already have new caps in the power supply.
Jack Brindle wrote: > > Just how much power are you running? If going from 100 to 110 makes a > 500 watt difference in the output, then you must be putting out 5000 > watts with 100 in, assuming the amplifier is linear. > > Somehow I suspect this isn't the situation... > > Seriously, in general amplifiers need about 50 watts input to get full > legal output. That's about a 15dB max gain as set by the FCC rules if > I remember correctly. If you need to put much more than that in, then > you either have a lot of loss in the input coupling network (this is > intentional on some designs), or the efficiency of the finals is > really bad (old tubes?). Your strategy of getting it checked out is a > good one. > > > On Sep 20, 2009, at 8:14 PM, -.-. --.-N3TU -.-. --.- wrote: > >> >> I'm not causing distortion and stations say it sounds clean on the >> air. I >> think I am going to get the amp looked over. Thanks for the info. >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://n2.nabble.com/Will-I-Lose-the-120-Watt-Max-If-I-update-The-Software-tp3682736p3682879.html >> Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.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 > > > -Jack Brindle, W6FB > ======================================================================= > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Will-I-Lose-the-120-Watt-Max-If-I-update-The-Software-tp3682736p3683085.html Sent from the [K3] mailing list archive at Nabble.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
