[Amps] Overdrive protection

[donroden at hiwaay.net]

> From: "Vic K2VCO" <k2vco.vic at gmail.com>
>> Alpha's email newsletter talks about damage to amplifiers as a result of
>> overdrive -- the
>> example is given of amplifiers designed to produce 1500w output with 40w
>> drive being
>> driven with 150w. They say that there is a log maintained by the firmware
>> which records
>> overdrive incidents and that they won't repair damage caused by this kind
>> of abuse under warranty

Thats a sorry attitude.... How many exciters are rated for 40 watts max ?

Don W4DNR