I wonder Tom if you were to use the speech processor if you might 
keep the overdrive to the ALC to a minimum.  In moderation the audio 
still sounds fine and has a bit more overall punch.
Just a thought.
Pat, K9JAUAt 09:10 AM 3/12/2014, you wrote:
>Hi, all.
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>As you may recall, I have a problem here where my AL811H amplifier relays
>occasionally trip when I am transmitting, and I'm trying to figure out why
>it happens.
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>I have checked all of my connections between the TS590, my ARB704 buffer
>box, and the AL811, and they seem to be firmly in place.
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>I'm now starting to wonder if my amp relay tripping issue has something to
>do with my TS590 rig settings.
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>As I think I said before, I use between 60 and 65 watts to drive the
>amplifier, which, as far as I understand,  is well within the limits
>prescribed by Amaritron.
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>I checked some other settings on the TS590, though, and wonder if one of
>those is creating my problem.
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>Currently, I have my mic gain set at 50, and my carrier set at 50.
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>I have the PF2 button set for voice 2, which reads SWR and something else
>when I press the meter switch button and transmit.
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>I'm not sure what that other function is, but I have noticed that when I
>back the carrier way down to say 13, that other meter function says A 13 or
>14, rather than A "over" when I have the carrier set to 50.
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>I'm wondering if my carrier is set too high, and if I should back that down
>considerably.
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>Over the week-end, when I get more time, I'm going to follow Kelvin's
>earlier-posted procedure for determining the maximum input power for driving
>the AL811H, and hopefully, that will help further.
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>I'd appreciate any suggestions anyone might have for other things I might
>try.
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>And, if someone can clarify the alternate voice 2 meter function, that would
>be helpful as well.
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>Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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