Gee, Don, MkV manual says to try to use less than 100W on RTTY. Does
this mean I have to get rid of it? ;-)
73 de Jim Smith VE7FO
Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
>I fully agree with Joe. With the new solid state radios, full output should be
>no problem for most radios. The smaller radios like the TS-50 or FT-100
>may be rated less, but everything else should be able to handle the load.
>
>It reminds me of when I purchased by first Icom IC-751A. I called Icom and
>asked them if I could run the radio at full output on FSK and if so, for how
>long. The
>guy laughed at me. He said there was no time limit for full key down.
>
>I've had 6 solid state radios that I've used on RTTY. I've run them full power
>out with absolutely no problems. If your radio runs hot to the touch, you
>may want to add a muffin fan on it or reduce power. Otherwise, crank it up.
>If it blows up, it's not worth having.
>
>73, Don AA5AU
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "joseph duerbusch" <jduerbusch@earthlink.net>
>To: "Writelog List" <writelog@contesting.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 8:19 AM
>Subject: Re: [WriteLog] what is the rtty duty cycle
>
>
>>I don't now if there is a worry about duty cycle with the new solid state rigs
>>along as the power supply can handle it. Several years ago, when I went
>>upstairs to watch tv, I kicked the PTT cable on my homebrew interface. The
>>rig went into xmit on 14078 with a mark tone and 100 watts output for over 2
>>hours while I was upstairs. This is with my TS-850S. Guess what? I did not
>>notice any TVI !! Didn't seem to hurt the radio but I would not recommend
>>this.
>>
>>Joe K0BX
>>
>>
>>On Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:07:10 -0500 FireBrick <w9ol@billnjudy.com> wrote:
>>
>>Has anyone ever clocked themselves in a rtty contest to see the actual duty
>>cycle?
>>
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