The carrier adjustment is to keep the ALC within range, while still
allowing full power output. Maybe harder to do on the 2000 since there
is no voice feedback on the ALC readings. The 590 has voice for the
ALC reading, and if set at the default "50" will give an "Over"
announcement, meaning the ALC meter is pegged.
Prior to the recent590 modification to fix the ALC spike, it was common
for 590 owners with SS amps to set carrier around 20. This setting
would give full output on all bands, keep the ALC down to just a blip or
2 on the meter, and avoid the power spike.
73, Steve KW3A
On 8/10/2014 10:12 PM, John Miller wrote:
> 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
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>>
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