[Elecraft] 6 meter problem(s)

[Jim Cox]

How long was the transmission on 6 meter FM.  The transmitter may have shut 
down because of temperature as FM is a 100 percent duty cycle.
Jim K4JAF

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Stofko" <w1aiu at snet.net>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 12:14 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] 6 meter problem(s)


> Have noticed a couple of things on 6 meters...
> Was on a repeater - 53.150 / 52.150 .. adjusting
> power out to my 6m vertical. PTT was active with
> power out... abt 70 watts. When I got to 85 watts,
> or so, the sub display warned HI SWR, yet the
> meter display showed only 1 bar of reflected power.
> I checked the tune function (set at 50 watts) and
> the display showed 1.1:1 ...  The ATU was not
> engaged at the time.  Also, another strange
> thing happened yesterday evening. While working
> a couple of friends on that same repeater, the
> transmitter quit. PTT when activated showed no
> power out, at all...  After a couple of PTT's
> still with no power out... it suddenly returned.
>
> Anyone else seeing erratic behavior on 6 ?
>
> Also, still waiting on a firmware update to
> provide greater deviation on FM...   < 3.0kHz
> just is not adequate for US FM operation !
>
> 73,
>
> Joe - W1AIU
> K3 s/n 0269
>
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