[TenTec] Ten Tec amps and ALC

[Rob Atkinson, K5UJ]

This recent review of the IC7800 in eHam:

<<<Hi, my name is Marty, W3QK, and I just sent back my Orion, as when near 
to a strong R.F. source, it locked up. I changed coax jumpers, VSWR ( which 
was just fine ), and would have run an ALC line, but the Orion has no 
external ALC. I am heading into purchasing an Icom 7800 and heard something 
about the Front End having problems, but I think that the source didn't even 
own one. I am visually impaired and run almost all my Icoms with computer 
control. If there is anything that you dislike about it, please tell me. My 
email is martyjp at comcast.net Otherwise, it will only be about 2 weeks till I 
get mine. 73 and g.b. all of you. >>>

raises an interesting question (interesting to me at least).

Why do Ten Tec rigs lack an ALC jack and why do Ten Tec amps lack an ALC 
input?
It has occurred to me when I have been driving my Centurion with nonTen Tec 
exciters.
No problems as far as I can tell, however, it seems to be something Ten Tec 
would want to
include in their amps if they were interested in selling them to hams 
running other than Ten Tec
exciters.

Rob/K5UJ

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