Bill, try reducing your VOLUME and.or WAVE slider levels on the mixer panel
and see if that gives you a little better control action at the radio.
72/73, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas QRP-L 1373 NETXQRP 6
Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13qe SOC 262
Amateur Radio W5YR, in the 56th year and it just keeps getting better!
Icom IC-756PRO #02121 Kachina #91900556 IC-765 #02437
WmLB@prefer.net wrote:
>
> I have been monitoring the Jupiter power thread and can only
> comment that I have NOT seen that at all.
>
> What I do see when I use my Jupiter for PSK31 is a very non-linear
> increase in power out as I increase mic gain. I normally keep my
> RF power at a maximum and use only the mic gain to control output.
>
> As I increase mic gain. the power out goes up in distinct steps 10
> - 25 watts at a time. It is most noticeable on the lower
> frequencies. On 40M as I increase mic gain, the power jumps from
> an indicated 35 watts or so with no ALC indication, to almost 90
> Watts with a blinking ALC lamp. There seems to be no "in between"
>
> The steps I see on 15 and 20 are smaller but, none the less, far
> from being a gradual increase.
>
> It look likes the mic gain control is the one that controls in
> incremental steps and not in a gradual linear way.
>
> Am I alone with this issue or not...
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