My K1 draws about 55 mA on receive and puts out 7 watts on transmit. Of course
it's CW only. :-)
I may get a KX2 one of these days. We'll see.
Going back to the topic of amps, I have seen very little discussion on
optimizing amps for emergency communications when little power is available. I
can run my (very inefficient) 706 Mk2G with a 35 AH battery and a 100 watt
solar panel, though continuously. If we designed something like a Class E amp
for 500 watts, what would be the minimum power source needed? Something to
think about.
73,
Cathy
N5WVR
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On Thu, 4/27/17, Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
The K3/K3S, designed for desktop use, draw the most, about 1A. The KX3,
designed primarily for
backpacking, draws about 150 mA. Max out is about 10W, and there's an
outboard 100W brick amp
that very neatly integrates with the KX3 (there's an optional tuner, controlled
by buttons on the KX3.
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