Perhaps I missed it, but I don't remember anyone pointing out that the preamp is essentially off in transmit mode. Considering that transmit normally uses a lot more than 180ma on most rigs, there should be plenty of extra power available in receive mode. On the ARR preamps, there is only 10ma used during transmit. It's hard to think that any rig's PSU wouldn't have an extra 10ma available during transmit.
Bob - AE6RV
--- WB2LLP [email protected] wrote:
My thanks to all those who offered the requested data. You confirmed what I had guessed. Also I thank those that added opinions and arguments supporting their opinions. I liked the conservativism and the attempt to avoid destroying expensive, possibly hard to replace hardware.
TNX es 73 de WB2LLP Gene Marks _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb