[TenTec] The Titan IIII ????

[CSM(r) Gary Huber]

Titan 417 specs at http://images.tentec.com/radio/pdf/417_manual.pdf are basically the same as for the Titan 425. 

73 es DX, from Ice stormed Illinois,

Gary - AB9M

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From: "CSM(r) Gary Huber" <glhuber at msn.com>
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 11:45 AM
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] The Titan IIII ????

> 
> My Titan 425 Owners Manual: " POWER OUTPUT: 1500 Watts ssb or cw,  1000 
> Watts continuous RTTY, SSTV."
> 
> Heat build up in the shack may be a problem at higher power levels and high 
> speed  CW / high qso rates but its unlikely that you can exceed 50% duty 
> cycle of the Titan 425 at 1500W and 40 WPM even if you are QSK and only 
> going to full receive to make a contact.
> 
> 73 es DX from ICE Stormed Illinois,
> 
> Gary - AB9M
> 
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> From: "Martin Ewing" <martin.s.ewing at gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 10:12 PM
> To: <ken.d.brown at hawaiiantel.net>; "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" 
> <tentec at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] The Titan IIII ????
> 
>> I take your point, except it's hard to imagine 100% duty cycle CW... 
>> Unless
>> your weighting is a lot different from mine.  ;-)
>>
>> 73 Martin AA6E
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 10:14 PM, Ken Brown 
>> <ken.d.brown at hawaiiantel.net>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> >  a true legal limit 1500 watts amp.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> There are various interpretations of what a true legal limit 1500 watt
>>> amplifier is. To some that means it can produce 1500 watts peak in SSB
>>> service, but less in CW or RTTY service. Others say it is true legal
>>> limit if it can put out 1500 watts for a short period of time, like a
>>> minute with 5 or 10 minutes of idle time, in CW or RTTY mode. And there
>>> are those (myself included) who insist it is not a full legal limit
>>> amplifier unless it can put out 1500 watts in high duty cycle, nearly
>>> 100% duty cycle, RTTY or CW contesting. There are a lot of people who
>>> stick with tube amplifiers, because few if any of the solid state
>>> offerings are true full legal limit 1500 watt amplifiers by that
>>> definition. If Ten-Tec made one, it would be one of the few available,
>>> and if the price was comparable to similarly capable tube amps, it might
>>> sell a bunch.
>>>
>>> DE N6KB
>>>
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>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Martin Ewing, AA6E
>> Branford, CT
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