Re: 150 watt "boots" for 160m

Posted by on Dec 11, 2009; 5:53pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/150-watt-boots-for-160m-tp4151943p4152679.html


In all seriousness....

I don't think I would "juice" the K3 to get 150 watts out.  Some did that with the K2 but I am a little reluctant to do that with a $2K+ rig. 

Of course your mileage may vary....but find a cheap amp.  Like an AL80A.  You can get them for around 700 dollars on Ebay.  I did that .... ran the amp at 150 watts in the NAQP contests....  But, then they changed the rule to 100 watts.

Or
find an old HW101...jack the voltage up on the plates and
screens....drive it hard and you might make the 6146s produce 150 watts
for a contest.  There is a gentleman somewhere on the net that has done
that.

Of course...your definition of cheap may be different that mine.

Lee
K0WA

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--- On Fri, 12/11/09, Julius Fazekas n2wn <[hidden email]> wrote:

From: Julius Fazekas n2wn <[hidden email]>
Subject: [Elecraft] [K3]  150 watt "boots" for 160m
To: [hidden email]
Date: Friday, December 11, 2009, 9:44 AM


Wondering if anyone has a suggestion of a solid state amp or "pushing" the K3
PA to obtain 150 watts out on 160m?

A kit or HB would be fine...

73,
Julius
n2wn

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