> I'm a licensed Navy MARS operator. It is not uncommon to have very long > digital messages that need to be sent using digital modes that will take > longer than 10 minutes to send. This limitation pretty much eliminates this > amplifier from being able to be used in my shack for MARS purposes. Now > with that said, we don't often need to use an amplifier to send digitally, > but in the event I did, I couldn't do it with this amp if there is a 10 > minute duty cycle. > Tim > AE6LX Turn.the.drive.down. You don't need to drive the amp to the full 500W output for your 10+ minute message. Perhaps 200-250W will do? -Bruce, N1RX
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