[TenTec] 253 interface 4-6.5mHz?

[Jim Brown]

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 17:11:16 -0400, M. P. Haynes wrote:

>Interesting thread here.  Isn't there a power limitation of 50 watts on
>the sixty meter channels?  If so, why worry about interfacing a Herc for
>that band?  You wouldn't be planning anything illegal, would you?  HI HI!

The Ten Tec amps are designed so that you can loop your transceiver 
through them to get to the antenna. If you have the amp in the standby mode, it 
isn't active, but the power supply is on and all it takes to get it to work is to 
push the "Operate" switch. This saves having to re-patch your station every 
time you want to use your amplifier. 

All of my friends that have Ten Tec amps have them wired this way, and some 
have the transceiver set to run at a very low power so that the power amp is 
putting out 100-200 watts, then turning up the power when they need it. This is 
in complete conformance with FCC rules for the Amateur Service, which 
require that we always use the minimum power required for the desired 
communications. 


Jim Brown  K9YC