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200W power output !!! Is this OK?


 

Hello everybody,
My FT301 has an HF output of 200W on all bands...
I suppose that is not normal.
When i reduce the drive? (at half on the pot) the power goes down to 100W

Is there an alignment to do? I didn't see anything about this in the manual.

Thanks for your help an apologise me for my english...

Best 73


 

Hi,

I would verify that your watt meter is reading correctly. Try another watt meter.
Are you transmitting into a 50ohm dummy load?
What type of power supply are you using?
What is your DC voltage / current?
What level on the radio is the meter reading during transmit?

Michael


 

200 watts! Sounds impossible. Better check your watt meter is calibrated!


 

There are very few watt meters (ham) that are accurate today. I calibrate everyone that comes through here. But think how great it makes you feel to double your output by replacing your meter! hi hi Chinese meters have an error of about 69%. A radio that is rated at 55 watts seems to put out about 38 watts, yep, quality.
Dave