The KPA1500 can handle 1500W RTTY contest operation with no problem. Same for
CW.
(One of our Field Testers is W0YK. See his review on eHam.)
73,
Eric
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On 2/15/2018 6:48 AM, Nr4c wrote:
And you can affect duty cycle by adjusting the cw repetition rate. If it gets
too hot
Easy to handle for the 1500 on any band. :-)
73,
Eric
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On 2/15/2018 12:51 AM, Richard Lamont wrote:
The FT8 parameters were tweaked slightly during the beta phase prior to
the release of WSJT-X 1.8.0, and the TX time was reduced to 12.64 sec,
so the duty cycle is now about 42%.
And you can affect duty cycle by adjusting the cw repetition rate. If it gets
too hot increase the delay.
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...nr4c. bill
> On Feb 15, 2018, at 7:39 AM, "j...@kk9a.com" wrote:
>
> RTTY contesting has a much higher duty cycle, especially when using a
> single
RTTY contesting has a much higher duty cycle, especially when using a
single radio and no one is answering your CQs.
John KK9A
On Feb 15 03:51:39 G4DYA wrote:
The FT8 parameters were tweaked slightly during the beta phase prior to
the release of WSJT-X 1.8.0, and the TX time was reduced to
The FT8 parameters were tweaked slightly during the beta phase prior to
the release of WSJT-X 1.8.0, and the TX time was reduced to 12.64 sec,
so the duty cycle is now about 42%.
73,
Richard G4DYA
On 15/02/18 01:22, Dennis Moore wrote:
> Specification is 13.48 sec TX, 16.52 sec RX, 45% Duty
Specification is 13.48 sec TX, 16.52 sec RX, 45% Duty Cycle.
Source: http://qrznow.com/new-digital-mode-from-k1jt-ft8/
73, Dennis NJ6G
On 2/14/2018 17:07, Tom-KQ5S wrote:
I believe FT8 is 13 sec TX, 2 sec decode and then 15 sec RX for a total of
17 sec non-TX so you have 13 sec TX and 17 sec
I believe FT8 is 13 sec TX, 2 sec decode and then 15 sec RX for a total of
17 sec non-TX so you have 13 sec TX and 17 sec RX. Much less than 50%.
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73,
Tom - KQ5S
On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 6:51 PM, Jim Brown
wrote:
> And even this is conservative --
And even this is conservative -- JT65 is 48 sec TX and 72 sec RX, so 40%
duty cycle. FT8 and MSK144 have equal TX and RX times, so 50% duty
cycle. The TX period for MSK144 can be varied from 5-30 sec, but TX and
RX times are always equal.
73, Jim K9YC
On 2/14/2018 3:25 PM, Eric Swartz -
Hi Erik,
Yes, the amp can run indefinitely on 50 Mhz with 50 sec key down TX at
continuous 1500W carrier followed by 50 sec in RX. We specifically were looking
at 100% carrier modes like JT65 etc. when we conservatively specified this.
73,
Eric
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On 2/14/2018 11:07 AM, Erik
A recent Elecraft newsletter stated that "the KPA1500 is a high duty cycle
amplifier compatible with most digital modes ranging from RTTY through JT65
etc.". The KPA1500 manual specifices for 50 MHz "Maximum 50 sec key down /
50 sec standby (Rec. Min Fan Speed set = 2)".
My question: For the 50
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