John,

That's what the automatic power reduction circuitry is for.  The amp has the
same thing,  In fact, it is adjustable.  You can set the max to anything you
want and the amp won't key if you are at the level, or above, such as 3 to 1
for example.  The manual, in fact, has a complete section of the auto power
reduction circuitry features in order to protect the finals.  I must admit,
on the other hand, the cooling fan on the 35 amp power supply kicked on a
few times if I sent my call very many times in a row, haw.


Phil.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: CW DX Contest - you won't believe


> better hook that tuner up soon, those finals in that radio probably are
hurt
> already.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 6:05 PM
> Subject: CW DX Contest - you won't believe
>
>
> >     So it went this way and read to the end for the funny part.
> >
> >     I finally got the Icom 7000 to key on CW with the MFJ keyer
> > keyboard combination.  A friend discovered a jumper wire inside
> > the MFJ keyer box that said Direct keying and Gridblock keying.
> > It was on Direct so he switched it to gridblock and wouldn't you,
> > know, it began keying the radio normally, although the Icom manual
> > said nothing about this.
> >
> >     So, Friday, waiting for supper, I tune through 20 meters and
> > worked everything I could hear just for the fun of it.  About 30
> > stations in all.  Some were the big loud contest stations running
> > big antennas and big power but some I worked, I could hardly copy
> > myself; yet they answered.  I was running about 60 to 75 watts
> > output due to my SWR and no tuner.
> >
> >     Then just before the supper call, I was tuning 40 meters
> > about 7 PM.  I have had the R7 vertical on my roof for many years
> > and used mostly Ten Tec transceivers.  Once for about three
> > years, I had the Yaesu ft767 on the same R7 vertical on the roof.
> > Never once, to my recollection, have I worked, or even copied Q5,
> > a European on 40 meters with any of those radios and this vertical
> > and believe me, I've tried.  Since getting the IC7000 in mid
> > November, I have heard many Europeans, to my amazement, and many
> > were Q5 copy, too.  Friday night, a 50 mile an hour wind storm
> > blew into Denver and then it began snowing.  It was a literal
> > white out for a couple of hours but then just as quickly blew
> > itself out.  At 7 o'clock that evening was when the storm was
> > strongest and I was on 40 meters.  I called several of the big
> > signals but didn't get through.  I also heard several of the
> > European big contest stations S9 or better at times but none were
> > hearing me except for one.  I worked a guy in Sweden, to my
> > amazement, and later, I worked a few KH6 and KH7 on the band.
> > After supper, learning from one of my kids who had brought his
> > family over to eat with us, that the storm was on, I went back out
> > to the radio and used the talking watt meter to see what the SWR
> > and forward power was.  This R7 vertical, at 7.1 is 1.4 to 1 and
> > at 7.0 is 5.1 with no tuner running as of yet.  My output power at
> > 5.1 is about 25 to 32 watts.  With the high winds, temperatures
> > dropping rapidly below freezing, the snow and all, where I worked
> > the Swedish station I was running 6.4 to 1 and had 18 watts
> > output.  Imagine that!  18 watts and a vertical working Europe
> > from Colorado.  By the way, at 7.0 it was up 6.7 to one.
> >
> >     I worked someone in the Caribbean, I forget who now, on 15
> > meters Saturday morning but even today heard nothing on 15 meters
> > or 10 meters.  So, under the circumstances, I was quite happy with
> > the rigs performance under such limited conditions and not so hot
> > band conditions.  Now all I need to do is hook up the solid state
> > amp and the LDG auto tuner, throw up and 80 and 160 antenna,
> > install the 40 meter rotary dipole, and I'll be in business.
> >
> > Phil.
> > [log in to unmask]
> > 
>
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