[WriteLog] what is the rtty duty cycle

Bill Turner w7ti@dslextreme.com
Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:15:20 -0700


On Tue, 10 Sep 2002 21:07:10 -0500, FireBrick wrote:

>But for someone doing heavy cqing and running, what is the best guess of the
>duty cycle strain you are putting on the rig and or amplifier?

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Good question.  I think the highest duty cycle is during a string
of unanswered CQs.  Transmit is about five seconds, listening
about three, for a duty cycle of 60% or so.  It depends on the
contest, of course.  CQ SARTG takes longer than CQ RR.

When I have to add the /6 it goes even higher.  :-) 

73, Bill W7TI