I'm not sure it really matters on CW, not like you're likely to overdrive
anything. That's how I run it and it works for me and I know several others
doing the same thing and it works for them as well.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2014 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: ts2000 info requested
> Not full carrier and reduce RF power until you achieve the output you
> want?
> I know on AM it's the other way round, but for modern CW I would think
> full
> carrier and adjust rf power to the point where it feathers on 100W or less
> depending on what you want would be the way to run it?
>
> Why the other way with carrier being adjusted to set RF output?
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
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> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2014 5:05 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: ts2000 info requested
>
>> Oh, no no no no, the carrier on mine is set around 15 or so, far less
>> than
>> the half way it came shipped at and I see 100 watts on CW and several
>> other
>> users who brought my attention to that are set the same way. You should
>> have
>> it nowhere near full carrier.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2014 12:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: ts2000 info requested
>>
>>
>>> Junior:
>>> if you are testing the ts-2000 on CW with full carrier and power set to
>>> 100W
>>> it should pull about 20 amps so they say...technically 100W at 13.8V
>>> should
>>> be around 7.4 amps, but factor inefficiency and other components in the
>>> radio requiring current, and you can more than double that figure.
>>> How are you coming up with your 11amps? and what mode are you testing?
>>> Don't forget, you do have a cw carrier level adjustment on the radio,
>>> and
>>> if
>>> that is not turned up all the way, you won't see the full 100w out on
>>> cw.
>>> Do you have a tw1 to check your RF output?
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "Junior Lolley" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2014 10:28 AM
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Subject: ts2000 info requested
>>>
>>>> When the ts2000 is keyed down how many amps does it pull?
>>>> I just checked mine and it is only pulling 11 amps.
>>>> Thanks for the info.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Junior Lolley kg4itd
>>>> Liberty County Emergency Coordinator.
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