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Steve Forst <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 14 Jun 2014 18:16:21 -0400
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El correcto on all counts. Gold star for today.


73, Steve KW3A
On 6/14/2014 6:05 PM, Richard B McDonald wrote:
> Hi!
>
>
>
> When I am on VHF, first I hit the "Power" button (second column to the left
> of the tuning knob, second from the top) and I hear a high pitch beep. That
> puts me in output power adjustment mode.  Then I use the Multi-channel knob
> (MCK) to adjust the output power level (far right on the rig, second knob
> from the top).  Once set, I hit the same "Power" button to exit that mode;
> hearing a low pitch beep.  Assuming all this is correct, following are my
> questions.
>
>
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> 1.  Does this MCK (ratcheted) work where all the way counter-clockwise takes
> me to the minimum, and all the way clockwise takes me to the maximum?  Put
> another way, it does not roll-over if I keep rotating it the same way,
> continuously cycling through, right?
>
>
>
> 2.  Assuming "1" is correct, if I rotate the MCK all the way
> counter-clockwise reaching the minimum and upon hearing a "beep", I am at 5
> watts.  Rotating it all the way clockwise and upon hearing a "beep", I am at
> the maximum of 100 watts.  Right?
>
>
>
> 3.  Each "click" is 5 watts, noting that I have not adjusted the factory
> default, right?
>
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> 4.  I will hear a "beep" whenever I hit the minimum )5 watts) and a "beep"
> whenever I hit the maximum )100 watts), right?
>
>
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> 5.  Finally, this is all the same if I am on the HF bands, but if I am on
> the 70cm band the maximum is 50 watts, right?
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> 73,
>
> Richard KK6MRH
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