Quite a while back I called TenTec to ask about this. I was told that due
to the digital nature of the set, it was normal to expect the power output
to fluctuate by about 5 watts and that this would not be detectable at a
receiving station. So I suppose on a 1kw signal you would see about a 50W
fluctuation. I can see this at times on the bar graph power meter on an
Alpha 89 and have observed a damped version of the variation on a Coaxial
Dynamics meter. I am annoyed by the fluctuation but try to ignore it.
Bob W2WG
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From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Ralph Matheny
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 11:40 AM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Fluctuating Power Out
My Orion does the same thing. Also sometimes it does not adjust power.
Like every other bug in the rig, I never know if it is the hardware or the
firmware. V2 will probably fix many and create new ones.
Ralph Matheny
K8RYU
207 Gibbons Place
Marietta Ohio 45750
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