[Yaesu] max power output

[mikea]

On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 12:00:26PM -0400, Hart wrote:
> Does anyone know what a safe max power output would be for a ft 2000 rig 
> running say rtty/psk31 through a soundcard would be.  I don't want to fry my 
> finals. Thanks

A good rule of thumb appears to be keeping the power level below 40% of
your rig's max output; some will even say no higher than 25%. I run my
FT-897D at 40% (40 Watts) max on digimodes. So far, so good, and the fan
only runs a few seconds after I go key-up again.

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Mike Andrews, W5EGO
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Tired old sysadmin