I've never aligned a radio like that, you may find that you have better results if you adjust your AM high-power setting, so that when the knob is up quite a ways (or max) the radio only puts out a low amount of dead key, like 2 watts
(because of the internal adjustment, this will prevent you from overdriving amplifier) then adjust your AMC from that point, it may perform better.
If you do it like I explained in the previous post, your results may not be pleasing.
like I said I have no prior experience with a radio like this, so you will have to experiment for the best results, one could say that you are looking for swing!..
{Please make sure the mic gain is maxed out before continuing, lol}
The relation to RF power knob and internal adjustment for max is important, take note how changing the internal one affects the range of RF power knob. A radio will peak-out differently depending on these adjustments alone.
(Some radios have an AM High and AM Low pots, 2 pots affect the range of the carrier knob)
Find the AMC/Modulation pot, once you know you have it, MAX it out, your goal is to set the dead key to a low level, around half to one watt w/e the amp likes w/ the RF knob all the way up 1 watt, or try it the other tune so knob is low and u have 1 watt, see which configuration is better for max PEP w/ an AUDIOOOO test, watching the wattmeter and takin' notes!
And turn the radio into a snarling beast, an over-modulating horse that is made of fire charging forth from the gates of hell, armed with harmonic fury best suited for key-downs, thy wattmeter shall swingith I say!.......
Then you have to tame that beast, reign it in, and use the force of the AMC action to keep it inline, adjust V10 to calm it.
If your meter is only reading average, please don't expect some song & dance miracle like performance from this process.
Your carrier and amc adjust points are not going to stop the radio from working, if you are careful, so you can play around a little bit, watch the watt meter dance, do this all with the bare radio, then once it's "set straight", you can see how little carrier the amplifier really needs to run!
Happy DX'ing!
(because of the internal adjustment, this will prevent you from overdriving amplifier) then adjust your AMC from that point, it may perform better.
If you do it like I explained in the previous post, your results may not be pleasing.
like I said I have no prior experience with a radio like this, so you will have to experiment for the best results, one could say that you are looking for swing!..
{Please make sure the mic gain is maxed out before continuing, lol}
The relation to RF power knob and internal adjustment for max is important, take note how changing the internal one affects the range of RF power knob. A radio will peak-out differently depending on these adjustments alone.
(Some radios have an AM High and AM Low pots, 2 pots affect the range of the carrier knob)
Find the AMC/Modulation pot, once you know you have it, MAX it out, your goal is to set the dead key to a low level, around half to one watt w/e the amp likes w/ the RF knob all the way up 1 watt, or try it the other tune so knob is low and u have 1 watt, see which configuration is better for max PEP w/ an AUDIOOOO test, watching the wattmeter and takin' notes!
And turn the radio into a snarling beast, an over-modulating horse that is made of fire charging forth from the gates of hell, armed with harmonic fury best suited for key-downs, thy wattmeter shall swingith I say!.......
Then you have to tame that beast, reign it in, and use the force of the AMC action to keep it inline, adjust V10 to calm it.
If your meter is only reading average, please don't expect some song & dance miracle like performance from this process.
Your carrier and amc adjust points are not going to stop the radio from working, if you are careful, so you can play around a little bit, watch the watt meter dance, do this all with the bare radio, then once it's "set straight", you can see how little carrier the amplifier really needs to run!
Happy DX'ing!
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