[VHFcontesting] IC706MK2G Question

[David L. Martin]

On Mon, 2005-05-09 at 20:56, KA2AEV at aol.com wrote:
> Hola
> Have a late model IC706MK2G
> Book sez that the output is 50w on 2m.
> I have a Brick that takes 25w's in and puts out @150w
> 
> Has anyone done or heard of someone who has checked the
> 706 for initial spikes of high power when the power output is reduced???
> I really don't feel like smokin the brick...
> 
> Comments?

The '706 mailling lists were a-buzz with this a few months ago.
A few people did claim that saw this problem, others claimed it didn't
exist.

The claim was that even turned down to a lower power, there was a short
duration spike at the beginning of TX.

I personally believe it is possible using this method to see a transient
spike.  I also believe that degrading the power using the AGC will not
cause this problem.  I haven't actually tried it, but if it did still
cause a spike using the AGC you would fry the external AMP ICOM sells. 
I assume ICOM did test this functionality.

Remember the jump from 50w to 150w, isn't even a single S-Unit on the
receiving end.  Is it really worth the headache?
 
-- 
David L. Martin <w0snj at arrl.net>
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