[Icom] 756pro

[Steve Jones]

George it is under the Pro II, not Pro although he owns both. 73, Steve

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From: "George, W5YR" <w5yr@att.net>
To: <icom@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 12:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Icom] 756pro


> Steve, would you mind telling me where to look on Eham for Julius' review?
> I didn't find it under the PRO reviews.
>
> Beyond that, your statement really bowls me over. I am not sure what you
> mean by "set up to run only 60 watts out" but mine consistently delivers
> over 100 watts output on all bands and all modes except AM where a wise
> operator settles for a 25-watt carrier.
>
> The PRO digital meter reads PEP output and correlating that with my scope
> monitoring of the r-f output envelope plus the PEP and average wattmeter
> readings on the antenna tuner reveals that the PRO readily can deliver 100
> watts PEP when properly driven and without flat-topping or otherwise
> visibly distorting the signal pattern on SSB.
>
> Now, it may be that Julius is saying that IMD is much lower at 60 watts
> than at 100 watts and I fully agree with that. In fact, for PSK31 I limit
> operation to 40 watts PEP on the two-tone IDLE signal in order to achieve
> IMD reports of -30 db and better.
>
> Or, he may be remarking that the analog panel meter will seldom kick up
> much beyond the 60-watt level, but that is a function of meter damping and
> its inability to follow voice peaks, etc.
>
> Or, he may be referring to AM operation . . .
>
> You got me curious! Appreciate any added info . . .
>
> Thanks, Steve
>
>  73/72/oo, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas
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> Steve Jones wrote:
> >
> > Nope the Pro is set up to run only 60 watts out. See W2IHY's post on
Eham or
> > I should say review and he addresses this very subject. 73, Steve
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