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Your Transmitter
Using an Amplifier
23
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Best to configure amplifier to start up in Standby mode
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check out tune and SWR in
“barefoot” mode and adjust Tx power on your rig
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Avoid using ALC, adjust Tx power (Drive) on your rig to maintain linear operation
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Have a dummy load and use it to adjust your amplifier before going on the air
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Learn to quickly fine tune on the air and
do it it off the operating frequency of others
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In all cases, your station should be configured to
monitor output power and SWR at
all times while Transmitting
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Key an eye on temperature meter if you are operating in digital modes for long
periods and/or at high duty cycles
Usually 30
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50W Drive Will Create Full Output
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AVOID OVERDRIVING!
Summary of Contents for IC-7300
Page 1: ...GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR HF TRANSCEIVER FRED KEMMERER AB1OC JANUARY 10TH 2017...
Page 17: ...TRANSMITTER TIPS AND TRICKS 17...
Page 24: ...COMMON OPERATING SCENARIOS 24...
Page 29: ...Getting To Know You 29 Reading The Manual Reading The Fine Manual For Your Rig...
Page 38: ...D Michaels N1RF Jan 10 2017 Transmitter Monitoring 9 Design for Current Transformer RF Sampler...