[GreenKeys] Can we do tty 2 meters!>?AFSK ON FM? (was ] Hamtesting)

[Ralph Mowery]

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Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] Can we do tty 2 meters!>?AFSK ON FM? (was ] 
Hamtesting)


> On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 01:45:02PM -0500, Ralph Mowery wrote:
>> As most ham rigs are designed to put out the rated power at 13.8 volts, 
>> you might try cutting the voltage to just over 12 volts if you can.  This 
>> will drop the power back some.
>
> Doing that might also cause distortion from clipping in the output stage,
> it might produce ugly dirty RF output.... I think most modern solid state
> radios let you turn down the output power via UI though...
>
>>

There is a big differance in FM and ssb transmitters.  Cutting the voltage 
back to about 12.5 volts and even 12 volts is probably ok on most FM 
transceivers designed for mobile operation.  Afterall , the car battery is 
only 12.6 volts when at full charge and can be less after  short usage.