Hi Steve,

Apparently, you can reduce splatter by using correctly adjusted Processing.
There was an article in the In Practice column in RadCom a few years ago.
Here is the link:

http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek/cleansig/no-splat.htm

Best wishes, Kelvin Marsh - M0AID

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Steve Dresser
> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 10:20 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Fw: need to find a replacement radio
>
> Butch,
>
> I'm not using ALC, but I do try to run my 590 at around 60 watts when 
> using
> my AL811H because I've been told that when I run higher power, I splatter.
> I'm probably not getting every ounce of power out of the amplifier that 
> way,
>
> but I'm also not getting death threats for having a dirty signal.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 12:19
> Subject: Re: need to find a replacement radio
>
> The 590 does have a spike issue, but it really hasn't caused the problems
> everyone thinks it does.  Some amps with very sensative protection 
> circuits
> kick off and so forth.  Other radios out there are much worse, but for 
> some
> reason, everyone has jumped on the 590.  BTW, Kenwood is supposed to be
> coming out with a hardware fix.  I've run my
> 590 with my metron solid state amp as well as my alpha with no problems
> 73
> Butch WA0VJR Node 3148 Wallace, ks.
>