That makes sense. Thanks! It sure would be great to have 100 watts in
a small box like that.
73, John K0TG
Doug Hall wrote:
> John,
> The Icom, like most 100w solid state rigs, is rated at 40w on AM not
> because of duty cycle, but because of the method of amplitude
> modulation employed by these rigs. If the AM carrier power was 100W
> there would not be any reserve left for the PEP produced by
> modulation. On the other hand, you can run 100W on FM.
> 73,
> Doug, K4DSP
>
> On 11/11/06, *John Desmond* <k0tg@comcast.net
> <mailto:k0tg@comcast.net>> wrote:
>
> I noticed that the rating is 100 watts for RTTY. I was also told that
> by an Icom rep at Dayton. But when you look at the specs it is
> rated at
> 40 watts for AM. Does anyone have any real experience with this
> rig on
> FSK and will it run 100 watts with no trouble?
>
>
> 73, John K0TG
>
>
> K5ZM wrote:
> > This rig is still at or near the top of my list for v/hf mobile
> > contest/rover work, dxpeditioning, and low power RTTY and PSK 31
> from my 2nd
> > floor apt.
> >
> > Have any of you used it for RTTY? Would appreciate thoughts and
> comments.
> >
> > Tnx es 73,
> >
> > Ian, K5ZM
> >
> > www.k5zm.com <http://www.k5zm.com>
> >
> >
> >
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