[RTTY] Key down & 50% power

[David Levine]

I have a Kenwood TS-2000 and run it at 100 watts for a 2 day contest without
issue.

I need all the help I can get with just wire dipoles.

David

On Aug 24, 2011 3:22 PM, "Phil Cooper" <pcooper at guernsey.net> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Gedking (at) aol.com wrote:
> Never run more than 50% power on RTTY It's like putting a Brick on your CW
> KEY
>
> I guess that is a good general rule, but it does NOT apply to ALL radios!
> When I used an IC756 and then an IC756Pro, I ran them at 100 watts in
almost
> all contests.
> They never got hot, and never faltered at all. I believe they were
designed
> to run flat out on RTTY, so it was not a problem.
> That is not the case for many Yaesu rigs though, which do need to be run
at
> half-power.
>
> I now have an IC7800, and I run that at half-power, not because it can't
> handle the full 200 watts, but mainly because I don't need to run it flat
> out, but also because many contests have a low power section which is
> limited to 100 watts.
>
> 73 all
>
> Phil GU0SUP
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