Thanks Larry. I think (to the best of my feeble memory) I have 20/12/5 watt settings on the FT-897 in AM mode. I'll start with 12 watts and see how that does. 73, Rick/K5IZ Larry Harrison wrote: > Hi Rick, > > I am using the ALS-500M, I drive the amp to produce 100 Watts carrier. > Seems to work OK . > > Larry, K3JRR >