I've finally gotten around to hooking up my FL7000 that I am going to use
for my remote project. Everything works 90% great with the ALC hooked up
to the FT1000MP.
Here are a few problems I have noticed:
1. 20M, regardless of antenna used, trips the protection circuit unless
drive is reduced to 350 to 400 watts out of the amplifier. Both antennas
have less than 1.5 to 1 SWR in the CW band.
2. The tuner in this thing seems to me to be mostly useless. I set it
for a band then move to another band. Set the new band and then return to
the previously set band. The amp doesn't remember it's previous setting
and faults. I dont need the tuner except for problem #1.
3. The amp tends to fault the first time transmitting on a band. It's
like the ALC doesnt quite kick in fast enough. Resetting once or twice
normally results in normal operation. Nothing else changed.
Overall I think it's kind of a neat amplifier. I just need to work out
the bugs. On 80, 40, and 15 the amp puts out 500W easily. I'm anxious to
get QRV.
Of course now I have my eye on that new Icom solid state amplifier that
will do a KW.
Does anyone know of a SWR/Power meter that can be read via a com port?
73
Bill
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Bill Fisher, N4VJ / K4AAA
http://www.contesting.com
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