[RTTY] Mark V power level

[Reid Hill]

I will have to agree with Dirk on this. The first
thing that came to my mind was the power consumption
of the finals even at idle. This is not your regular
13.5vdc powered finals. I also got my MKV in June
2002.

I run my MKV at 150 watts (FSK) in all contest that
allow it. Sometimes CQing to an empty band but CQing
non the less and have not had an overheat yet. I do
however set the auto CQ at a pretty good space to
allow more off time on the finals. The heat sink is
hot but it is doing its job.

I will also agree that the fan is noisy but it doesn't
really bother me with the headset on and the diddles
turned up.

Reid
KC5YKX

--- DESLOOVERE DIRK <d.desloovere at skynet.be> wrote:

> Dear Jim
> 
> I am running a markV since june 2002.
> I have been running several  + 24 hours contests.  
> The cq ww and wpx  rtty in LP  is allowing 150 W
> level and then the  cooling system is at max.  but
> the radio does handle it for hours and hours.
> 
> e.g. in the last cq ww rtty  I have been operating
> 41 hours at this powerlevel : running and S & P .
> 
> Even at 50 w the cooling fins becomes warm and the
> fans start to roll  at 40°C.
> 
> It has also do with the idling current of the finals
> the finals draw  current even without a single watt
> rf output.
> 
> e;g.   in class A  the finals are drawing 10 A  at
> idle   thats  300 W dissipation wtihout any watt rf
> output !!!  Then the heat sink becomes hot without
> output. 
> 
> The mark V handles  100 W at 100 % duty cycle , 200
> W at 50 % duty cylcle   (manual specifications)
> it is a solid performer  no doubt !!      The finals
> are  two BLF147   with each 220 W dissipation ,
> rated at 150 W output each,  so the Yeasu
> engineering dept. has well built the finals with
> good IMD and long term use in mind. 
> The power supply is rated a 450 W.
> 
> Only Yeasu has not found a solution for quiting the
> fan in the 1000 series.
> 
> Before this mark V  I used a ts850 s   a solid
> performer  in rtty.  Only my power supply could not
> handle the heavy duty rtty, so I added a external
> cooling fan on the ps. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> DIRK
> ON4ADZ
> 
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