Many Thanks. I'm passing on the suggestions.
73,
Dave K8MN
Allen Smith wrote:
>
> 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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