I don't even get the question. If the amp dissipates more power when
running less output, crank 'er up. Isn't there a rule that stipulates hams
are expected to run the necessary power to maintain communications, assuming
the bands are full of ***holes trying to make it hard for you?
WB2WIK/6
"Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem." --
Henry Kissinger
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Colin Lamb [SMTP:k7fm@teleport.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:49 AM
> To: Phil Clements; Peter Chadwick; Ed Briggs; AMPS; '2'
> Subject: Re: [AMPS] Tuning question
>
>
> I thought I had the perfect answer to operating at different power levels
> on
> my grounded grid amp. I found a surplus motorized variac. I had a big
> 0-250 volt meter on the panel, along with the plate voltage meter. It
> looked cool to run voltage up and down.
>
> However, it took about 10 seconds to go from half power to full power,
> which
> seems like an eternity. Definitely too long for serious operation. And,
> it
> took up about 10" of rack space and weighed 100 pounds.
>
> Finally dismantled the rig and sold the final amp and parts. Now the only
> thing I use variacs for in the high powered rig is the filament.
>
> Colin K7FM
>
>
>
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