Trying to figure this thing out and keep it from poofing.
Supposedly, my rigs DRV port remembers my power settings when I set the IF of 28.000. I have read where one 590 owner says it sometimes does and sometimes doesn't. Anything more than 10-15 watts input, poofs the transverter. The transverter has PTT line, HF bypass of 100 watts and RF sense, but the designer recommends PTT.
I want the 2 meter frequency to read out on my 590. Not sure, can I set my offset to read that high? I'm playing around with my rigs menu settings and trying to confirm that when it's in DRV mode, it actually rolls power back to 5 watts. I was hoping this unit operated easier. I discovered, then later discovered in the manual, that the tuner is disabled in DRV mode. This isn't an issue while operating the transverter, but just another bothersome menu adjustment when I switch back to HF. The transverter instructions are difficult to understand. Mostly from Ukraine to English translation.
If I can't adjust my offset like I want to, then is my math correct? I'm supposed to have 144-148, since my radio is expanded to 32 Mhz.
28.200 = 144.200
29.000 = 145.200
30.000 = etc etc etc....?
Definitely need a checklist before operating to ensure power on each mode is turned down to 5 watts.
I can see me smoking this thing.
Supposedly, my rigs DRV port remembers my power settings when I set the IF of 28.000. I have read where one 590 owner says it sometimes does and sometimes doesn't. Anything more than 10-15 watts input, poofs the transverter. The transverter has PTT line, HF bypass of 100 watts and RF sense, but the designer recommends PTT.
I want the 2 meter frequency to read out on my 590. Not sure, can I set my offset to read that high? I'm playing around with my rigs menu settings and trying to confirm that when it's in DRV mode, it actually rolls power back to 5 watts. I was hoping this unit operated easier. I discovered, then later discovered in the manual, that the tuner is disabled in DRV mode. This isn't an issue while operating the transverter, but just another bothersome menu adjustment when I switch back to HF. The transverter instructions are difficult to understand. Mostly from Ukraine to English translation.
If I can't adjust my offset like I want to, then is my math correct? I'm supposed to have 144-148, since my radio is expanded to 32 Mhz.
28.200 = 144.200
29.000 = 145.200
30.000 = etc etc etc....?
Definitely need a checklist before operating to ensure power on each mode is turned down to 5 watts.
I can see me smoking this thing.
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