Hi Steve!

I am only as good as my teachers, Sir : )

73,
Richard KK6MRH

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Steve Forst
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2014 3:16 PM
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Subject: Re: Clarifying TS-2000 Output Power Functionality

El correcto on all counts. Gold star for today.


73, Steve KW3A
On 6/14/2014 6:05 PM, Richard B McDonald wrote:
> Hi!
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> When I am on VHF, first I hit the "Power" button (second column to the 
> left of the tuning knob, second from the top) and I hear a high pitch 
> beep. That puts me in output power adjustment mode.  Then I use the 
> Multi-channel knob
> (MCK) to adjust the output power level (far right on the rig, second 
> knob from the top).  Once set, I hit the same "Power" button to exit 
> that mode; hearing a low pitch beep.  Assuming all this is correct, 
> following are my questions.
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> 1.  Does this MCK (ratcheted) work where all the way counter-clockwise 
> takes me to the minimum, and all the way clockwise takes me to the 
> maximum?  Put another way, it does not roll-over if I keep rotating it 
> the same way, continuously cycling through, right?
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> 2.  Assuming "1" is correct, if I rotate the MCK all the way 
> counter-clockwise reaching the minimum and upon hearing a "beep", I am 
> at 5 watts.  Rotating it all the way clockwise and upon hearing a 
> "beep", I am at the maximum of 100 watts.  Right?
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> 3.  Each "click" is 5 watts, noting that I have not adjusted the 
> factory default, right?
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> 4.  I will hear a "beep" whenever I hit the minimum )5 watts) and a "beep"
> whenever I hit the maximum )100 watts), right?
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> 5.  Finally, this is all the same if I am on the HF bands, but if I am 
> on the 70cm band the maximum is 50 watts, right?
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> 73,
>
> Richard KK6MRH
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