Re: [RTTY] Flex 6300 in low power RTTY contests; Maestro

[Jurgen Geldhof <list@on5mf.be>]

And 3 minutes of continuous TX in an RTTY contest is a VERY long time :-)


Op 3/06/2016 om 21:59 schreef Michael Clarson:
> Many rigs, like the FT 990 have a duty cycle rating. From the 990 manual:
>
> "Duty cyde: 100%@100watts, 50%@100 watts (FM & RTfY,3-minute tx)"
>
> I have not located such a spec in the FLEX literature. --73, Mike WV2ZOW
>
> On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 3:25 PM, Jurgen Geldhof <list@on5mf.be> wrote:
>
> > I have run my FT990 at full power in contests for the last 20 years.
> >
> > The probe I clipped to the heatsink shows a higher temp when leaving the
> > rig in RX for a while than when I am running in a contest.
> >
> >
> > Op 3/06/2016 om 19:16 schreef john@kk9a.com:
> >
> > For contest QSO's I have run a Yaesu FT1000MP and an Elecraft K3S at full
> > > power for many hours straight with no noticeable heating or other issues.
> > >
> > > John KK9A-W4AAA
> > >
> > > To:     Ktfrog007@aol.com
> > > Subject:        Re: [RTTY] Flex 6300 in low power RTTY contests; Maestro
> > > From:   Stanley Zawrotny <k4sbz.stan@gmail.com>
> > > Date:   Thu, 2 Jun 2016 15:46:36 -0400
> > > List-post:      <rtty@contesting.com">mailto:rtty@contesting.com>
> > > No xcvr should be run at more than 50% power for RTTY.
> > >
> > > Stan, K4SBZ
> > >
> > > "Real radio bounces off the sky."
> > >
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> > 73
> >
> >
> > Jurgen Geldhof
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Jurgen Geldhof
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