[1000mp] FT-1000MP Typical Maximum Power?

Fri, 28 Dec 2001 10:55:26 +0100

There is a Pot on the AF UNIT -VR3003 with one controls the 100watts output.
I gess someone did a change on that to have some more drive to run a amp.

MARC ON4MA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Maass" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 3:46 AM
Subject: [1000mp] FT-1000MP Typical Maximum Power?

> 
> I just swapped in a second FT-1000MP (98-era) that I purchased 
> used a few months ago, but which I have never used until now. I 
> discovered that it showed 147 watts output on 160 meters, where
> my other (97-era) 'MP maxed out just above the rated 100W!
> 
> With menu item 4-0 set to '100' watts, the max output is 147 watts.
> With menu item 4-0 set to '50' watts, the max output is 80 watts. 
> With menu item 4-0 set to '10' watts, the max output is 14 watts.
> 
> 1) Is there a known problem that this is a symptom of?
> 
> 2) Is there a user adjustment that the previous owner might have
>      made to juice the output? (He's out of town, and I'll check with 
>      him later).
> 
> My amplifier requires only 50 watts to make legal-limit output, and
> I normally operate my primary 'MP with 4-0 set to '50', so throttling
> back the drive will be natural for me. I'd still like to determine 
> whether there is a problem building to a failure!
> 
> 73,
>  Jeff Maass       [email protected]     Located near Columbus Ohio
>          USPSA # L-1192       NROI/CRO    Amateur Radio K8ND
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