Sorry changed the subject line since the subject has changed...
This comes at a time when I am trying to make sense of some problems with my
station. I'm a recent Ten-Tec convert having bought a used Orion II and
Centurion amp. Was using a Yaesu FT-1000MP MKV and a modified Clipperton L
prior. Since putting the Ten-Tec gear online my wife is complaining that I
am coming through many different things in the house (shack is in a separate
building) that I never had problems with before. TV audio in two rooms
mainly. I get complaints from her even if I am only running the rig at 100W
so I don't believe the amp is a contributor other than making the problem
stronger.
When using the amp I drive it with 50 watts out of the rig and tune to 1KW
peak out using CW dits as recommended by Ten-Tec. Amps not pushed hard and
neither is the rig.
My grounding system is very robust...near commercial/cellular spec for
lightning protection and all equipment is bonded to it. Really nothing has
changed in my station except the transceiver and amp. Antennas are resonant
on 10 thru 20 and 40. (Force 12)
I plan to put my spectrum analyzer on the air next chance I get and see just
what is going out. I didn't expect this and am concerned about what the
neighbors might be experiencing but haven't come knocking on my door as of
yet.
Old rig was a 200W version of the MKV run at about 125 watts into the amp
that was tuned up tight to about 900W out. I was pushing it much harder. I
never ran the rig in Class A due to the heat and stress it created on the
finals.
Any thoughts and suggestions would be appreciated.
I've had no on air complaints.
Thanks
Cecil
K5DL
----- Original Message -----
From: <d.e.warnick@comcast.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Top receivers
There are currently emission standards, etc. that need to be met to gain
FCC type acceptance. If the current crop of transceivers meet these
specifications & there is still a problem, then the specifications for FCC
type acceptanced may (or may not) need to be reviewed. There is a
specification for 'spurious emissions', as well as others. If they are not
doing the job, then a thoroug h review of those specs may be in order.
What we do not need is any government authority dictating engineering such
as a specific type of component ("48v MOSFETs").
Please, please, please allow the consumer to drive the market, and be very
cautious about yet more government oversight where it has been proven time
and again to increase cost without solving anything.
Just my take.
We could solve a lot of issues on the air by better educating those among
us who overdrive, tune improperly, overprocess, and run fa r more power
than necess ary. (Yes, I do use a linear when necessary.) In the current
Yemen & Somalia DXpeditions, I have had far more issues with bad operators
than with bad signals. (If I hear UP, LID, or worse one more time, I think
I'll scream). I have shut down & walked away several times, even though I
need the band. My choice, but that's not the ham radio that I have enjoyed
for more than 45 years, and I choose to not let it become that. There are
guys calling without a break even though a contact is in progress. If you
want more government intervention, fund the FCC's enforcement branch to
clean this up. (No, I don't really want that either but something has got
to give).
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