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KX3 + KPA500

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Further to my earlier note about driving the KPA500 with the KX3 on 6  
meters, I've done some more experimenting, and find that since the KX3 is  
incapable of overdriving  the amp, it's best to disable the KX3 ALC.   With this
done, 8 watts CW from the KX3 produces 210 watts output from the  KPA500,
which is loafing at this power level.
 
73 Ray W2RS
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Re: KX3 + KPA500

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I recently got the KX3 for a portable rig, and never put much though into using it with my KPA300

Thanks for your testing.






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Further to my earlier note about driving the KPA500 with the KX3 on 6 
meters, I've done some more experimenting, and find that since the KX3 is 
incapable of overdriving  the amp, it's best to disable the KX3 ALC.  With this
done, 8 watts CW from the KX3 produces 210 watts output from the  KPA500,
which is loafing at this power level.
 
73 Ray W2RS
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