Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by mtain-mh02.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 6620238000097; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:42:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1R7kHW-0005JT-Qm for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 09:41:50 +0100 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1R7kHW-0005JJ-Ew for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 09:41:50 +0100 Received: from out1.ip06ir2.opaltelecom.net ([62.24.128.242]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1R7kHU-0000V4-4V for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 09:41:50 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AgUFAMPofk5cF/Lj/2dsb2JhbABClHwDkxp5gUoEARMBAQNJAhwQAggCAQYBHTkBBBoGJB0BAgIBAQqHVQqYNJ4ihwsEh0KdQw X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.68,439,1312153200"; d="scan'208,217";a="513400977" Received: from host-92-23-242-227.as13285.net (HELO xphd97xgq27nyf) ([92.23.242.227]) by out1.ip06ir2.opaltelecom.net with SMTP; 25 Sep 2011 09:41:42 +0100 Message-ID: <001d01cc7b5e$f0cb4f60$0401a8c0@xphd97xgq27nyf> From: "mal hamilton" To: "rsgb" Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:41:37 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,HTML_MESSAGE=0.001 Subject: LF: IC706 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001A_01CC7B5E.F0887A00" X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.8 required=5.0 tests=HTML_30_40,HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:412924832:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d60d64e7ee97a51ee X-AOL-IP: 195.171.43.25 X-AOL-SPF: domain : blacksheep.org SPF : none This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01CC7B5E.F0887A00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable LF I notice the IC706 driving the 137 amplifier gets vy hot even on vy low = power of a couple of watts. This rig cannot be efficient on the low = power setting. A better solution would be to take the drive from the pre = PA stage on the 706 and disable the PA De Mal/g3kev ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01CC7B5E.F0887A00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I notice the IC706 driving the 137 amplifier = gets vy hot=20 even on vy low power of a couple of watts. This rig cannot be efficient = on the=20 low power setting. A better solution would be to take the drive from the = pre PA=20 stage on the 706 and disable the PA

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