To avoid splatter when using an amp, it is much better to have a big amp
with lots more power than the legal limit.  If you only drive a big amp so
that it achieves about 1500 watts out,, when the amp is capable of much
more, you won't have to worry about splatter.  My 5K for instance, can
achieve over 4900 watts out at max drive of 200 watts, but if I only drive
it with about 30 or 35 watts for 1500 watts out, the signal is clean as a
whistle.

73



Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Steve Dresser
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 10:20 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Fw: need to find a replacement radio

Butch,

I'm not using ALC, but I do try to run my 590 at around 60 watts when using 
my AL811H because I've been told that when I run higher power, I splatter. 
I'm probably not getting every ounce of power out of the amplifier that way,

but I'm also not getting death threats for having a dirty signal.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 12:19
Subject: Re: need to find a replacement radio

 The 590 does have a spike issue, but it really hasn't caused the problems 
everyone thinks it does.  Some amps with very sensative protection circuits 
kick off and so forth.  Other radios out there are much worse, but for some 
reason, everyone has jumped on the 590.  BTW, Kenwood is supposed to be 
coming out with a hardware fix.  I've run my
590 with my metron solid state amp as well as my alpha with no problems
73
Butch WA0VJR Node 3148 Wallace, ks.