Dave: If your pal WA8JOC adjusts power output the way the Triton manual
instructs he will not be able to output QRP level power. With the ALC fully
CCW to reduce power level the op is still supposed to advance the drive level
until the ALC indicator lights up (on the model 544 anyway) in order to retain
ALC control.
Ten-Tec Service sent me this response on December 9th when I asked about
turning the power down on a Triton:
----- Original Message -----
From: Service
To: Allen Smith
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 6:44 AM
Subject: Re: Triton IV - 544 QRP
"Dear Allen:
The ALC control will only turn the Triton down to about 20 watts. The
transceiver would have to be modified in order to go to 5 watts."
---------------------------------End of
Message--------------------------------------------------------------
Maybe Ten-Tec Service's reply only holds for the digital Triton model 544, I
don't know. I found that information to be incorrect anyway. After I received
my lovely Triton IV digital I turned the ALC and the DRIVE controls fully CCW
and was rewarded with zero watts output. I now routinely run it at 5 watts.
Apparently lots of Triton IV owners do this. If the practice somehow has a
negative impact on the transmitter's components or the cw signal quality I
would like to hear about it.
73, Allen - N0VA
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