XV-50 Power Output Question

[Dennis Ponsness]

I am very serioulsy considering getting a XV-50 for 6m to replace my old
FT-620B rig (lots of good Q's from that one!) and have a question:

I know that the XV-50 ouput is 25w, but is there a way to _modify_ it so
that its max output is around 10w?  I have a 10w --> 150w brick that I would
like to use, and I can't see buying a new brick if I don't have to.  25w is
adequate for Es and F2 (to a certain extent), but I need a bit more than 25w
for AU (which I get a lot of this far north)!

Apologies if this has been covered before, but I didn't see anything in the
archives off hand.

73

Dennis - WB0WAO

EN84ij Iosco County, Michigan
K2 #3555


QRP-L #2348 (R.I.P.)


:=)

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[Ron D'Eau Claire-2]

Dennis WB0WAO asked:
I know that the XV-50 ouput is 25w, but is there a way to _modify_ it so
that its max output is around 10w?

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Sure! The output power is controlled using the POWER control on your K2, or
other 28 MHz if you're not using a K2. If you have a 28 MHz rig without a
variable output power, you can still adjust the output from the XV50 over a
fairly wide range by selecting various combinations of jumpers and adjusting
a trimmer pot in the XV50.

I've only used a transverter with the K2, so I can't say that the range of
the internal attenuators will let you select 10 watts out for any fixed
input power within its working range, but it's quite flexible.

Ron AC7AC

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