I have just purchased a President HR 2510 with the eleven meter mod and I have it dk"ing 1 1/2 watts but with audio the 2510 pushes 20 watts give or take into my RM KL-503 will this smoke the amp?
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HR 2510 and KL-503 to many watts
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RatsoW8
Supporting Member, W9WDX ARC Member - WD8T
Since RM lists the max drive at 1-6 watts AM and 2-12 watts PEP SSB drive for the amp then yes you can probably shorten the life of that puppy driving it with 20 watts.
The Hr 2510 has no rf control on the front of the radio.
If your radio has been turned down to a 1.5 watt dead key some one has already twiddled the AM Power control.
The only way to solve the problem is to turn down the AMC control inside the radio to a point were it will not overdrive the little amp.
73
Jeff
AudioShockwave has provided the correct answer. Use the AM power control to set the carrier and the AMC to set the maximum swing. If the AMC has been disabled, reconnect it because you need it to function here. Additionally, if you ever use it on SSB you should adjust the ALC inside the HR2510 for 12 watts PEP maximum. That way it will work good on SSB too.
Since you are a bit put off by the CB/AM traffic in your area, that 2510 is a radio prized by many Hams for its performance and clarity. You might consider getting your Technicians license so you could use it on the 10m Ham band. That Technicians license would be the first level/beginner level. Wouldn't be the first time that a person got sick of AM radio and got their license. Just a thought.
Almost everyone one here on the cb is talking off a ten meter rig but stay on the regular cb channels. I am trying to get some of us to all get the appropriate license.
My apologies. I assumed it was the same as the President Lincoln I have. It appears they changed the RF power knob on the Lincoln for a RF gain knob on the HR2510 which is a damn sight more useful.
I am going to see about the license. I only use it on the cb 40 channels but it goes from 26.000.0 to 29.666.0 with out skipping a beat. We have locally 35 local and a dozen or so others that can easily make 50 to 80 mile transmissions or so cb'ers here and everyone already has a ten meter rig I am now finding out. We have coffee breaks every couple of months so maybe we could make it a group effort.
There is a control on the President Lincoln that controls RF power from the face of the radio.
The Uniden Hr 2510 has a internal control to adjust the carrier of the radio.
And this thread here is from 2014 , the OP has not been here since 2015.....
73
Jeff
it can be made to work with as others already posted ...however a texas star 500v is a perfect match for this radio .it take all the 2510 can dishout..