[TenTec] Hercules II Amp

[Ken Brown]

Hi Gary,

I also have a Hercules II amplifier, and I really like it a lot. No, 
there is not a way have it "on" in an idle mode without modification or 
external switching. Since it requires no warm up why would you want to 
anyway? Yes, it does make the station look better with the meter lights 
on, on all of your Ten-Tec gear, whether you're using them or not..

A couple of possibilities I can think of to have it "on" yet idle:

1) Build a interrupt or bypass switching arrangement for the RCA 
cable(s) used to key it (and to enable the exciter if you are using the 
full Ten-Tec QSK loop).

2) I use mine in the QSK mode all the time, so I never switch the 
QSK/RELAY switch out of the QSK position. That makes it a completely 
unused control on the front panel, in my operation. You could modify the 
wiring such that the switch becomes the STANDBY/OPERATE switch.

DE N6KB

Gary Strong wrote:
> I've just purchased a Hercules II amp and put it on the air this evening
> connected to my Orion II.  Connection is through the Ten Tec 311 band switch
> (converts the Hercules II to accept the Orion II band switching which is
> different from the older Omni rigs), plus a couple of RCA cables for TX in
> and out.  Everything seems to be working great but I do have a question for
> anyone running something similar.
>
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> There doesn't appear to be a way to put the amp in bypass other than
> shutting it off.  I'd like to have it in bypass while I tune up the antenna,
> or just to run 100 watts rather than 500.  
>
>  
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> Any ideas?
>
>  
>
> Thanks!
>
> Gary Strong
>
> KO0Q
>
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