The reduction is to protect the finals from instant melt down, you keep 
running with a high SWR, much more than 2:1trust me, at 1 watt or 100,they 
won't last long. Solid state amps are even worse, you get more than a 1.9 
and run it that way for any length of time at all, it's time for new finals. 
Some say with amps 1.7 is the limit. I don't plan to run a solid state amp 
until they're cheaper to fix  and have been on the market a bit longer, for 
now my SB-200 will do or if something happens to it an AL-811H or something 
similar. An auto tuner for high power is a lot closer in the future, this 
roller inductor one I got real cheap I use now, I don't like but I do 
alright with it and the TW1.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: CW DX Contest - you won't believe


> 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.
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
> ----- 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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