Re: [Flexradio] Fault trouble with Alpha 8410

2010-07-04 Thread jhurry
Rod, There are a bunch of changes from version 12 to current version of 18.6, even more in the beta version. I highly recommend to try both the 18.6 version and the beta version. I think that will find it much better than version 12. Watch you ALC, you will notice quite a difference, k

Re: [Flexradio] Fault trouble with Alpha 8410

2010-07-04 Thread Ray J
Zero is probably not low enough. try -1 or -2. there is probably overshoot that is not showing up on the meter.. Alpha quotes the max drive levels at 50-55 watts, so the power must be a little higher than you are thinking? w9Ray Rod Brink wrote: Am having problems operating a SDR-1000 in

[Flexradio] Fault trouble with Alpha 8410

2010-07-03 Thread Rod Brink
Am having problems operating a SDR-1000 in ESSB mode into my new Alpha 8410. The amp frequently faults on voice peaks in spite of a much reduced drive level. I looked at my peak power into the amp using a fast peak-reading wattmeter (LP100A). Most of the time the power peaks are in the 10-15