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

[Jim]

I disagree.

If you are into 10 minuet rag chew transmissions maybe...

For contesting the duty cycle is pretty low. 5 seconds transmit and at least 
10 seconds receive is less than 50 % duty cycle.

We ran Icom IC751 and 751As at WA7EGA, (now K7IRA) for many many years at 
100 watts output in contests. Never had a PA failure.

73
Jim W7RY


-----Original Message----- 
From: Stanley Zawrotny
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 12:46 PM
To: Ktfrog007 at aol.com
Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com ; rtty at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Flex 6300 in low power RTTY contests; Maestro

No xcvr should be run at more than 50% power for RTTY.

Stan, K4SBZ

"Real radio bounces off the sky."

> On Jun 2, 2016, at 9:28 AM, Ktfrog007 at aol.com wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I would like to hear from anyone who has used a Flexradio  6300 barefoot 
> at
> 100w in low power RTTY contesting, especially if you run a  lot.
>
> The reason is some of the reviews in eHam.net mention  the 6300 has
> overheating problems.
>
> I would want to use it for extended, heavy duty RTTY contest  activity.
>
>
>
> I'm not concerned about fan noise.
>
>
>
> I'd also like to know about anyone's experience with the  Maestro
> interface.  I kneed knobs.
>
> Thanks & 73,
> Ken,  AB1J
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