[ICOM] Icom 910H and full duty modes

[wa6fwf]

On Monday 13 December 2004 07:33, John Geiger wrote:
> I have a question about using the Icom 910H in full
> duty cycle modes like WSJT.  Briefly scanned through
> an on-line copy of the manual and couldn't find
> anything about this.  Is it OK to run full duty modes
> at full power on the 910H, or does Icom recommend
> cutting the power back to 50% for extended
> transmissions with a full duty cycle mode?
> 
> 73s John NE0P
> 
> 
Hi John,
  unless it has changed WSJT is 30 sec of xmit and 30 sec of receive, when the 910 is in FM mode thats 
100% duty cycle and I wouldn't think twice about talking for over 30 secs.

  I have done SSTV on the 910 when AO40 was still around,and I have also done WSJT, hellscriber and a few others,
I would just let the 910's fan be your guide, it has several steps and really gets loud when the rig finally gets hot.

 Of course cutting your power 50% wouldn't hurt anything either if you wanted to play it extra safe...

73 Kevin WA6FWF