Re: [TenTec] TenTec Digest, Vol 64, Issue 6

[Darrell Bellerive <va7to@yahoo.ca>]

On Saturday 05 April 2008 10:01, CATFISHTWO@aol.com wrote:
> my favorite, an Alpha 87 a on the Orion.  a
>  beautiful thing. it is auto tune, autoband switch and full qsk and a ton 
> of self protection. you can key down at 1500 watts  with a brick on  the
> key all day and never even break a sweat. ( I have seen 2300 watts into  a
> dummy load on a tune up test.. so it loafs at legal limit)

2300 watts is only 50 watts over the legal limit. Not much a margin.

-- 
Darrell Bellerive
Amateur Radio Stations VA7TO and VE7CLA
Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada