[RTTY] Yaesu RTTY power

[Ktfrog007 at aol.com]

Hi Bill,
 
Roger.  FT-2K.  Way more rig than I need, but I got it at a good  price.
 
In contests I always run full power.  For rag chewing, which is mostly  on 
PSK, I run 30-40W.  At my 40 & 80M station, in the basement, I  have an old 
TS-940S.  I follow the same rule there.
 
Kermit, AB1J
 
 
In a message dated 1/16/2011 5:49:37 P.M. GMT Standard Time,  
dezrat1242 at yahoo.com writes:

>  
>I run my rig at full power on RTTY in contests although 50% is  the  
>recommendation. 

REPLY:

I'm guessing you have  a Yaesu, right? Yaesu recommends a 50% duty cycle,
but I have had a couple  of Yaesus in the past and ran them at full power
on RTTY with no  problem.

Normally I don't recommend exceeding a manufacturer's ratings,  but I
have always felt Yaesu was being overly conservative.  

Comments fro other Yaesu owners?

73, Bill  W6WRT