[ICOM] Icom 706 on WSJT

[John Fleming]

I can't answer that specifically - But I can say that I've run my 706MKIIG
for a weekend of RTTY contesting at full 100W on the low bands.  It gets
"hot as a pistol" but just keeps on going and going and going...  I
suppose VHF might be different, but it seems it can take the heat abuse. 
Good luck - John, WA9ALS


> I have just picked up an Icom 706 MKI (10 watts on 2
> meters) to use on VHF.  I plan to get a 10 watt input
> 2 meter amp to use with it, and wonder if anyone on
> the list has run this rig on WSJT.  I figure that it
> shouldn't get too hot since it is only running at 10
> watts, but that is the max power output for 2 meters.
> When I had other higher power 2 meter radios I would
> lower them to 10 watts output to drive the amp.  So
> will the 706 handle for full 10 watts out for 30
> second periods with a 30 second receive period between
> each transmission?
>
> 73s John NE0P
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