On 7/26/2012 11:32 AM, donroden@hiwaay.net wrote:
>> From: "Vic K2VCO" <k2vco.vic@gmail.com>
>>> Alpha's email newsletter talks about damage to amplifiers as a result of
>>> overdrive -- the
>>> example is given of amplifiers designed to produce 1500w output with 40w
>>> drive being
>>> driven with 150w. They say that there is a log maintained by the firmware
>>> which records
>>> overdrive incidents and that they won't repair damage caused by this kind
>>> of abuse under warranty
> Thats a sorry attitude.... How many exciters are rated for 40 watts max ?
>
> Don W4DNR
Perhaps a bad attitude, but I for one appreciate lower drive
requirements for
high(er) duty-cycle modes. (RTTY, SSTV, AM ...) Let's not give that up
for fear of
overdrive damage - a front-panel mode switch with a 3dB 50+ watt
attenuator could
serve both needs.
73,
Jim N7CXI
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