I was one of the ones who complained when the Temperature shut down was
implemented in Version 1.012.
My rig shut down while in a long CW QSO. Version 1.014 increased that
temperature and I've not had it happen since. This feature was added to
meet a European requirement. I see the EU version of the OMNI VII now comes
with a fan on the heat sink as standard equipment. This is an extra cost
item for U.S. versions. If you operate a lot of 100% duty cycle stuff you
might consider getting the fan. I do a fair amount of CW contesting and I
bought a little 110v fan from Walmart for $5 or $6. I set it near the back
of the rig and blow a stream of air across the heatsink. It keeps the rig
very cool, but I only need it when contesting and running the rig constantly
for hours. In normal operations it is not needed.
Puck, W4PM
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