URGENT to all Yaesu radio owners with the orange Class A button.
ABSOLUTELY DO NOT RUN THOSE RADIOS AT LESS THAN FULL POWER OUTPUT SETTING.
I ran a FT-1000Mark 5 into an Alpha 76pac with Class A turned on and at about
50 watts of drive.
That adjustment resulted is burning up the Yaesu radio so badly no one could
fix it; not even Yaesu England. Do not run Class A at any setting below full
RF power with power knob fully clockwise!
The FT-5000/9000 can adjust somewhere between AB and full Class A. I do not
know about that situation.
Otherwise, lets hear some crowing about Yaesu Class A transceivers to go with
the crowing K3 Lovers Club, eh? 73, Charly
> From: keepwalking188@ac0c.com
> To: k4vud@hotmail.com; amps@contesting.com; cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Why not use the ORANGE button?
> Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 21:34:34 -0500
>
> In class A, the 3rd harmonic content is somewhat less, and the higher order
> products are way down. Without that feature enabled (the usual AB), the 3rd
> is stronger and all of the usual higher order products are present and
> strong. I normally drive my Alpha 76PA with the 5K in class A at about 60W.
> The output signal is nice and crisp with that combo.
>
> 73/jeff/ac0c
> www.ac0c.com
> alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Henry
> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 8:37 PM
> To: amps@contesting.com ; Contest Internet
> Subject: [Amps] Why not use the ORANGE button?
>
> I see extoling comments re K3 clean xmitter. What about the Yaesu
> transceivers with the ORANGE button (some call it red)? Any Yaesu owner has
> stepped up to the plate and said he just uses his orange button on (ALWAYS
> at full power, max RF power knob fully clockwise).... and explains and
> extolls that strategy to put out cleaner signals???
>
> Someone, please just state how much the orange button Yaesu-s help,
> preferably compared to the K3.
> Thanks mucho,
> 73, Charly
>
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