Thanks to everyone for all the ideas.

I'll start by trying either a pc fan or a muffin fan. If those don't do
the job, I'll try a used, commercial radio that's designed for longer
transmit times.

I agree, the Yaesu is about as unfriendly to the blind as they come.

I bought my Icom 02at in early 1992 from a friend, and it's still going
strong.

73,
Dan - n9pgm


On Tue, 12 Jul 2005, John Miller wrote:

> I would just get like a muffin fan or something and keep it blowing on the
> radio all the time. I actually know some one who burnt up 1 of those radios
> in his car, same model on high power. Yet another problem with yaesu
> equipment, the uhf/vhf equipment gets way too hot.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Gistenson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 6:49 AM
> Subject: Keeping my 2 meter transceiver cool
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm using my Yaesu FT2600m 2 meter transceiver as my echoLink link station
> radio. Even though it's transmitting at only 5 watts, it gets hot quickly.
> I've put a 120 second timeout on transmissions coming from the Internet,
> but the radio still gets hot and the timeouts are irritating to both me
> and the folks I'm talking to.
>
> Has anyone solved this problem? Pointed a fan at the radio? I've talked
> with a sighted ham who pointed a couple of pc fans at his radio and uses
> transistors and some other components in a home brew circuit that causes
> the radio's ptt to turn the fans on and off. What have others done?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions,
> Dan
> n9pgm
>
>