[Yaesu] comments on buying a used HF rig

Wed, 12 Feb 2003 23:57:19 -0800

Hi Fern,

Not to mention the severe degradation in 3rd- and 5th-order IMD products -
hardly a kindness to one's neighbours on the band.

Cheers for now, 73,
Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
Behalf Of Fern Rivard
Sent: February 12, 2003 21:45
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] comments on buying a used HF rig

Please remember that the output power is adjustable.  The FT-1000D is
capable of putting out a lot more than the normal 200 watts but why would
one want to push it so hard when this increase in power output won't be
noticeable on the air  but it sure will be a lot hard on the rigs
components.  73 from Fern VE7GZ

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] comments on buying a used HF rig

>Hello John,
>
>With the Bird 43P Wattmeter and 250H I measure the FT-1000D power output as
>follows:
>
>1,8: 215 Watts
>3,5: 220
>7:   220
>10  225
>14: 220
>18: 220
>21: 215
>24: 215
>28: 215
>29: 215
>
>With the Drake W-4 Wattmeter I measure up to 240 Watt output on 10 MHz.
>
>I suppose both Wattmeters have some deviation.
>
>73, Hans Remeeus.
>Ham Radio: PA1HR
>www.remeeus.nl
>
>Communication is about people, the rest is technology.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jon Ogden" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 9:59 PM
>Subject: Re: [Yaesu] comments on buying a used HF rig
>
>
>>
>> How did you do that?  Did you follow the mod to crank up the power on the
>> finals?  It's not a good mod to do.  Yes, you get more power, but you
also
>> increase the strain on the transistors and shorten their lifetime.  And
in
>> addition, you also probably are no longer making the transmit IMD
>> specification.
>>
>
>
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