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Subject: [TenTec] QRO Creep
From: johnclif@ix.netcom.com (John Clifford)
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 18:49:57 -0800
I have seen the same thing happen, to a lesser degree, on other radios.  I'm
sure it's part of the warming up... transistors are more efficient as they
get hotter because internal resistance decreases (?).  On a grand scale (not
what you are seeing), this becomes thermal runaway.

Here's my definition of a QRO creep... an RTTY op who starts transmitting
over a transcontinental QSO on 7.040... surely he can hear at least one side
of the conversation.

 - jgc

John Clifford KD7KGX

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Elecraft K2 #1678 /KSB2/KIO2/KBT2/KAT2/KNB2/KAF2/KPA100
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