I was told when I had an amp that you don't need the ALC hooked up with a
newer amp so I never ran that hooked up. I would with an older radio
probably but with the TS-2000 I didn't bother because I was told not to and
it was fine.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelvin Marsh" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: need to find a replacement radio
> Hi Lou and All,
>
> Interesting that Elecraft don't think ALC need be used with their amps.
> I've also heard a similar recommendation from a Kenwood user running a
> ASL-600.
>
> Personally, I would suggest that ALC should always be used when running a
> solid state amp. Even more so when being operated by a blind op. It is
> far
> too easy to be distracted by a phone call or something, and switch on the
> amp with far too much input power. In my case, I use a 200 watt radio,
> and
> without the ALC, I risk making a mistake one day and damaging the amp with
> excessive input power.
>
> The strategy Alan adopts is very sensible, by always limiting the output
> from the rig. Although I have the ALC correctly adjusted, I try to never
> exceed the needed input power to the amp. Relying on the ALC to cut back
> excessive power is likely to cause distortion and you shouldn't rely on a
> safety device all the time.
>
> So, I suggest the ALC should always be used, just in case, but input power
> should be manually set to avoid the ALC from being activated.
>
> Best wishes, Kelvin Marsh - M0AID
>
> Working to improve accessibility for radio amateurs with disabilities
>
> www.active-elements.org
>
> For accessibility evaluations of amateur equipment and MP3 manuals
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Lou Kolb
> Sent: 09 March 2014 00:24
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: need to find a replacement radio
>
> Alan,
>
> Pretty cool! I know Elecraft recommends not even using the ALC with their
> amp or, I think any other as well. And once you get it set you can read
> the
> mic gain settings with the hampod so you always know where to go. No amp
> here so I don't have to worry about it yet but that box does sound pretty
> slick.
> Lou Kolb
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 7:10 PM
> Subject: Re: need to find a replacement radio
>
>
>> Ok, I wasn't aware of the ALC issue. I don't use ALC the way most people
>> do. I have a box with a pot on it and an on/off switch. The box has a
>> wall
>> wart for power, and a RCA cable that connects to the ALC jack on the back
>> of
>> my Icom. I can set the ALC voltage with the pot on the box. I do this
>> because on several occasions I had used my Icom barefoot and cranked the
>> drive output up to 200 watts. The next morning I forgot about using the
>> rig
>> barefoot, and start talking with my Henry. I was driving it with 200
>> watts,
>> which is ok as far as the Henry is concerned, but I was outputting over
>> 4900
>> watts. I didn't hook the ALC up to the Henry because each band requires
>> a
>> different setting, and the only way to adjust the ALC adjustment on the
>> back
>> of the Henry is to lean over the damn thing and reach down to where the
>> knob
>> is located. This amp gets unbelievably hot, so it isn't pleasant leaning
>> over it. With my ALC adjustment box I don't have to get anywhere near
>> the
>> amp. It works slick as snot.
>>
>> Alan/KD7GC
>>
>>
>>
>> Alan R. Downing
>> Phoenix, AZ
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Lou Kolb
>> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 3:49 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: need to find a replacement radio
>>
>> Alan,
>>
>> That's 99 per cent true. Unfortunately, what you can not do with the K3
>> and
>>
>> Hampod is set the ALC. Not Rob's fault but Elecraft's as they haven't
>> made
>> that reading available through the serial port. Last I heard, they were
>> swamped with requests for other updates and stuff for the KX3 so it might
>> be
>>
>> a while before they get to it.
>> Lou Kolb
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 1:03 AM
>> Subject: Re: need to find a replacement radio
>>
>>
>>> Butch, You have one of the best rigs ever made. Many sighted hams
>>> consider
>>> the 990 to be the best rig ever produced, and from the perspective of a
>>> blind operator, no other radio has ever been more accessible. Of course
>>> the
>>> K3, thanks to Rob Santello, is as accessible as the Kenwood 990.
>>>
>>>
>>> Alan/KD7GC
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Alan R. Downing
>>> Phoenix, AZ
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> On Behalf Of Butch Bussen
>>> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 8:46 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: need to find a replacement radio
>>>
>>> I don't find the 2000 all that hard, there are good front pannel
>>> descriptions around as well. Talk about a complicated radio, lmy 990
>>> has
>>> I think 106 knobs and buttons on the ront. Quite a rdio though.
>>> 73
>>> Butch
>>> WA0VJR
>>> Node 3148
>>> Wallace, ks.
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