[TenTec] TT Titan and other TT QSK amp issues

[Duane A Calvin]

Why not just set your rig to "slow QSK"  (or slow break-in).

        73,  Duane  AC5AA

On Thu, 18 Jan 2001 08:52:38 -0800 (PST) agtaylor@llnl.gov writes:
> 
> I have had a TT Titan amp for about 4 years now and find it to be a
> solid reliable amp with great QSK. Of late I have been doing more 
> contesting than previously and find that I fear for the vacuum 
> relay
> when used at 35+/- wpm in an extended contesting situation. I have
> devised a simple scheme that would allow the PTT output from my
> logging program (TRLog / 486 PC) to key the amp on rather than 
> follow
> the actual transmitted signal, etc. In that way, an outgoing CQ
> (and there tend to be plenty of them) , through which one is not
> really likely to listen anyway, is not going to add to the wear/tear 
> on
> the vacuum relay. It is not in final form: basically I have worked
> out suitable logic for my particular needs and operating 
> environment.
> The vacuum relays aren't noiseless either, so quieting the shack
> while operating is also an issue.
> 
> The question for this reflector is this. Has this sort of thing 
> been
> done before? If so I could, perhaps, benefit from their work.
> 
> K7GT  Allan
> 
> 
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Duane A. Calvin, AC5AA
Austin, Texas
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