[Amps] Yaesu Orange Button

[Alek Petkovic]

On the FT-1000MP MKV, the button is not orange and power is internally 
limited to 75 Watts.

However, as Charly said, you must NEVER use less than 75 Watts, as the 
MKV cooling system is p1ss poor and the finals WILL burn up. I found out 
the hard way and thankfully, I was able to source some "real" 
replacements and the radio was able to be repaired. I think they are 
BLF147 or something like that.

Anyway, take care, cos they are very hard to find. You can get the 
re-badged Chinese reconditioned version easily but genuine ones are very 
hard to find.

73, Alek. VK6APK

On 24/05/2015 11:06 PM, Roger (K8RI) wrote:
> The "Orange button" is the Class A switch, but it should not be run at 
> more than 75 Watts. It just switches the bias.
>
> 73
>
> Roger  (K8RI)
>
> On 5/24/2015 10:44 AM, greg greene wrote:
>> " What about the Yaesu transceivers with the ORANGE button (some call it
>> red)?  Any Yaesu owner has stepped up to the plate and said he just uses
>> his orange button on (ALWAYS at full power, max RF power knob fully
>> clockwise).... and explains and extolls that strategy to put out cleaner
>> signals???"
>>
>> What is this 'orange' button of which you speak?
>>
>> Greg
>> VE7GPG
>> _______________________________________________
>> Amps mailing list
>> Amps at contesting.com
>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
>>
>>
>
>
> ---
> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
> http://www.avast.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Amps mailing list
> Amps at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/amps
>

-- 
 From Sunny Binningup


---
This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
http://www.avast.com