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Re: [Amps] Defining CCS

To: "'Charles Harpole'" <hs0zcw@gmail.com>, <amps@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [Amps] Defining CCS
From: <kstover@ac0h.net>
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2017 10:45:00 -0600
List-post: <mailto:amps@contesting.com>
This was my understanding as well.
By those definitions there is no such thing as a "CCS" amateur amp. "No Time 
Limit" is just marketing fluff.

-----Original Message-----
From: Amps [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Charles Harpole
Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2017 7:56 PM
To: amps@contesting.com
Subject: [Amps] Defining CCS

Ok, I have had it with vague sales statements.  The following was used since at 
least 1955 and all amp experts know it.

CCS is Continuous Commercial Service.  This is true 100% duty cycle, BRICK ON 
THE KEY, rating indicating operations for 24/7/365 with no off times.
No sales talk juggling.

ICAS is Intermittent Commercial and Amateur Service.  That means typical 
on-and-off ham operations without long key-down transmissions (usually 10 
minutes is called long).  This is NOT 100% duty cycle but indicates use of full 
power with limited key-down times and definite key-up times.

An amp can be called 100% ICAS by imaginative advertising writers, but that 
number is definitely not CCS.

It is helpful to hold to old established nomenclature for clear communication.
​73​

Charly, HS0ZCW
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