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

[Jurgen Geldhof]

And 3 minutes of continuous TX in an RTTY contest is a VERY long time :-)


Op 3/06/2016 om 21:59 schreef Michael Clarson:
> Many rigs, like the FT 990 have a duty cycle rating. From the 990 manual:
>
> "Duty cyde: 100%@100watts, 50%@100 watts (FM & RTfY,3-minute tx)"
>
> I have not located such a spec in the FLEX literature. --73, Mike WV2ZOW
>
> On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 3:25 PM, Jurgen Geldhof <list at on5mf.be> wrote:
>
>> I have run my FT990 at full power in contests for the last 20 years.
>>
>> The probe I clipped to the heatsink shows a higher temp when leaving the
>> rig in RX for a while than when I am running in a contest.
>>
>>
>> Op 3/06/2016 om 19:16 schreef john at kk9a.com:
>>
>> For contest QSO's I have run a Yaesu FT1000MP and an Elecraft K3S at full
>>> power for many hours straight with no noticeable heating or other issues.
>>>
>>> John KK9A-W4AAA
>>>
>>> To:     Ktfrog007 at aol.com
>>> Subject:        Re: [RTTY] Flex 6300 in low power RTTY contests; Maestro
>>> From:   Stanley Zawrotny <k4sbz.stan at gmail.com>
>>> Date:   Thu, 2 Jun 2016 15:46:36 -0400
>>> List-post:      <rtty at contesting.com">mailto:rtty at contesting.com>
>>> No xcvr should be run at more than 50% power for RTTY.
>>>
>>> Stan, K4SBZ
>>>
>>> "Real radio bounces off the sky."
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>> --
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>> 73
>>
>>
>> Jurgen Geldhof
>> ON5MF / OQ6A
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73


Jurgen Geldhof
ON5MF / OQ6A

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