[Elecraft] ALC and External Power Amplifiers (K2)

Mon May 12 18:00:00 2003

Improperly adjusted ALC is far worse than no ALC at all!

Doug
W6JD

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Swartz WA6HHQ - Elecraft" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] ALC and External Power Amplifiers (K2)

> In general we and a number of manufacturers do not recommend using ALC
between
> the rig and amplifier since it almost always ends up causing significant
> problems with overshoot etc. when the rig relies on the amplifier to limit
its
> drive power. This in turn leads to key clicks on CW and more splatter on
SSB.
>
> 73, Eric  WA6HHQ
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