Thank you for showing that test, very interesting. Please keep making videos too :) 73 from a newly subscribed VK3 (QTH maidenhead QF22le) (For chipmonks, it might be easier for you to short press the RIT button just under the multi-knob then twiddling the multiknob to dial them in, long press for XIT if you're the chipmonk in a net)
How are your longer term usage reports on SSB audio quality? Are you using it stock or have you adjusted the Mosfet gate drive? I Have one but as I'm still going through the convoluted process of getting licensed in Japan it is getting modded (BNC conversion) and tweaked rather than put on the air.
I have not used it much since this video. I will post another video and try to get some sound recordings from someone or record from an online SDR. I am using it stock. How much more power can it drive modified?
@@HamRadioRocks apologies for the slow reply. As regards the drive, people are adjusting it to improve performance (reduce spurious/harmonics, improve audio clarity) which results in a small loss in output power. You have to remember that there is very little real world difference between say 50W and 40W. As an aside, the/my rule of thumb when considering more power is 4x. If you have a 10W device aim for 40W or more in your PA. If you had a 50W rig and assuming you are appropriately licensed you'd aim for 200W. The idea being that investing in a PA that does not give you a 4x improvement is not very cost effective when considering the performance gain.
I figured it out. There is a multi-click option that is missing from every manual I can find, that is for "30/15m Open/Close". This comes up after 8 clicks. Do the 8 clicks until it says "open". Then power the amp off and back on. This seems to enable/disable 30m and 15m operation. Same as for the 7 click menu option for "17m/15m SWR On/Off". No mention in the manuals, but turns the SWR meter on and off for 17 and 15m (no power cycle needed).
Thank you for showing that test, very interesting. Please keep making videos too :)
73 from a newly subscribed VK3 (QTH maidenhead QF22le)
(For chipmonks, it might be easier for you to short press the RIT button just under the multi-knob then twiddling the multiknob to dial them in, long press for XIT if you're the chipmonk in a net)
Thank you for watching and commenting! There is so much to this radio I still need to learn. 73!
Great rig and amp, have fun.
It sure is! 🙂 73
How are your longer term usage reports on SSB audio quality? Are you using it stock or have you adjusted the Mosfet gate drive?
I Have one but as I'm still going through the convoluted process of getting licensed in Japan it is getting modded (BNC conversion) and tweaked rather than put on the air.
I have not used it much since this video. I will post another video and try to get some sound recordings from someone or record from an online SDR. I am using it stock. How much more power can it drive modified?
@@HamRadioRocks apologies for the slow reply. As regards the drive, people are adjusting it to improve performance (reduce spurious/harmonics, improve audio clarity) which results in a small loss in output power. You have to remember that there is very little real world difference between say 50W and 40W.
As an aside, the/my rule of thumb when considering more power is 4x.
If you have a 10W device aim for 40W or more in your PA. If you had a 50W rig and assuming you are appropriately licensed you'd aim for 200W. The idea being that investing in a PA that does not give you a 4x improvement is not very cost effective when considering the performance gain.
Will there be a version covers 6m?
My PA 50+ does not work on 30m or 15m. Says "BYP" in the upper right. Is running 2.8.5. Anyone else experience this or have a fix?
I figured it out. There is a multi-click option that is missing from every manual I can find, that is for "30/15m Open/Close". This comes up after 8 clicks. Do the 8 clicks until it says "open". Then power the amp off and back on. This seems to enable/disable 30m and 15m operation. Same as for the 7 click menu option for "17m/15m SWR On/Off". No mention in the manuals, but turns the SWR meter on and off for 17 and 15m (no power cycle needed).