> Those who are in the "will go down" crowd will urge you to > tune for best output and have a ball.
I haven't seen that specific post... Max output is not always the best adjustment and most experienced and educated people will also advise the owner to derate the amplifier in both duty cycle and power output. > Just ignore that odor of burning insulation and stressed > coils that you might smell. Sure, your PA might work for > many months before dying. Can and sometimes happen with poorly adjusted PA's operated well within their normal range. Resultant excessive heat likes to kill electronic parts. > and then you might wonder why Motorola made separate > components to cover the 132-150.8 and 150.8-162 MHz bands. I would take and educated guess to be better able to optimize the performance over the entire band. Still doesn't keep or prevent a PA from being smartly operated or converted for use outside it's normal range. cheers, s.
