On 2/24/2012 8:57 AM, Gary Ferdinand wrote: > is not spec'd for 1500 continuous, so forget RTTY/etc and > beware full power tune-ups.
Few power amps are rated for1.5kW continuous. Yes, there are a few, like some Alpha models. Most are rated for 1.5kW intermittent duty, and should be de-rated by a few dB for keydown modes. The Ten Tec tuners I mentioned fall into that category too -- indeed, there are a few fixed caps that will release smoke when run at 1.5kW into some loads for long periods during a contest, but those caps are easily replaced with parts rated for more current, and the replacements are not expensive. Folks should be more patient with Elecraft -- they are well known for taking enough time with engineering both at the design and manufacturing stage to produce a product we'll be happy to own, as Wayne's recent post in this thread clearly illustrates. 73, Jim K9YC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
