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It's out !! RCI 2970 N4 200/400 watts
- Thread starter Wire Weasel
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..Thanks Mudduckmobile.
So with the amp switched off, is it just like a 2950DX?
Also, how hot does it get when working at high PEP?
With the amp switched on, of course : )
73's
So with the amp switched off, is it just like a 2950DX?
Also, how hot does it get when working at high PEP?
With the amp switched on, of course : )
73's
I could not find my notes on the N4, So I ran the N4 up on the Bird.
With the amp. off:
LOW {POWER MODE} AM: 1/2w - 4w. Peak 30w / SSB Peak 25w
With amp on:
HIGH {POWER MODE} AM: 10w - 100w Peak 460w / SSB Peak 465w
How hot does it get? In stock form I can not say I have never ran it with out the added 120mm fan.
When the rig comes on, the fan comes on. I was told by a good friend that its the safe way to go and he has 2 of them and 1 N2 he made in to a N4 sometime back. The two little fans inside are set to come on when I key the mic, and the 120mm fan comes on the the rig is powered up. I have ran keyed down, running my mouth 10 mints. on High power on SSB and not had any probs. On AM the longest I have keyed was about 6 mints running my mouth, at home as a base I push my 16 trans BBI box nice and slow.
I'd like to hear more about where you fiited the N4 in your Ram with center console. I believe my 15 Ram is same setup. Time's like these the jump seat option would have been more accommodating , don't you think?
Not sure if my first N4 had issues but even on half or less power, the radio display of the RCI would dim on TX. I had connected the N4 via 8 guage directly to battery. Truck's got a 180A alternator.
NOW you, too, can have TWICE the heat causing instability in your reference oscillator! Be the first on your block to waste $650 on a crappy single-stage radio with near ZERO features most have come to know & love in their similarly priced HAMateur rigs!
...but thank you for sharing
...but thank you for sharing
Should be alright, unit is located in truck with ac on 99% of time and heatsink is open to the ac duct area in footwell.
In any case, just like home audio amps, i rarely drive the dial to max output anyways by habit. Figured I'd get near N2 figures ( stock ) on the N4 without having to push linear hard. Isnt it.
In any case, just like home audio amps, i rarely drive the dial to max output anyways by habit. Figured I'd get near N2 figures ( stock ) on the N4 without having to push linear hard. Isnt it.
I don't run any of my radios wide open. Just my choice I have good tunes on them so I don't need to...