[RTTY] Flex 6300 in low power RTTY contests; Maestro

[Michael Clarson]

There are two issues, and I don't see either addressed completely in the
FLEX documentation, but I didn't see any warnings either. They are:

1. Can the transmitter run at 100% power for extended periods of time? RTTY
is a 100% duty cycle mode. When transmitting, you are transmitting at full
power.
2. Can the transmitter be run at 100% power and still produce a clean
signal? Most 12 volt PAs do not do 100 watt RTTY as clean as they do 50-75
watts. --73, Mike, WV2ZOW

On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 5:08 PM, Jeff Stai <wk6i.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Stanley Zawrotny <k4sbz.stan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > No xcvr should be run at more than 50% power for RTTY.
> >
>
> RTTY contesting is effectively 50% duty cycle, at least until you need to
> respond to someone who wants a ragchew. I have run RTTY contests on a K3,
> and all kinds of FT1000 at full power. I have also run a K2 with a fan on
> the heat sink at full power. ;) They all handle it without stress.
>
> 73 jeff wk6i
>
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>
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