Ah, so true. Therefore should one set the exciter drive level for say 40
watts to drive the amp to legal limit. Then without changing the drive
level, the ALC will do its job. In most solid state radios today, the RF
drive level is actually an internal threshold value of ALC voltage.
73
Bob, K4TAX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr Gerald N Johnson" <geraldj@storm.weather.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 9:30 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni VI and non TT Amp
On Tue, 2007-10-30 at 21:23 -0500, Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:
Remember that the ALC is active in the exciter. If the amp is tuned and
loaded correctly with proper drive level from the exciter then the ALC in
the exciter handles the level control chores. Thus ALC in the amp is not
necessary.
Now, if one should take a 200 watt exciter, albeit common today, and
drive
the amp designed to be driven to rated power with 100 watts, yes splatter
and etc will abound. Hams are supposed to understand that fact, but do
they? I see more that don't than do.
73
Bob, K4TAX
Even many of the full legal limit amps take only as little as 40 watts
drive for full output.
73, Jerry, K0CQ
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