[TenTec] ten tec radios and amps

[Ken Brown]

> Yes.
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> You just have to make sure the relay in rig will handle the voltage and 
> current required by the amp.
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> If not, you need to put a relay between the rig and amp.
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>   
Many brands other than Ten-Tec have an ALC output on the amplifier, 
which is intended to connect to an ALC input on the exciter 
(transceiver). This ALC is an attempt to prevent overdrive of the PA. It 
seems like every manufacturer made their own standard for the ALC 
voltage level and polarity and probably time constants too, so there is 
no standard. Presumably if the transceiver and amplifier came from the 
same manufacturer, it would work right. In some cases there are ALC 
output adjustments on the PA or ALC input sensitivity adjustments on the 
transceiver. Ten -Tec apparently expects the owners of their equipment 
to adjust the exciter output properly to prevent overdrive, rather than 
using ALC.

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