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You have that same problem right now!

It's up to you to check beforehand to see it is in the correct position. Keep your power meter in-line is best and before you operate, just check your deadkey wattage to be sure it's where your final adjustment ended up and that will ensure your PEP will be in sync also. Occasionally check your meter while operating too is always good for antenna conditions as well.

Unless you hold your radio in your hand when you operate, I don't see the RF power knob moving sitting on your desk or dash if mobile.

You would have to deadkey for some time with a high SWR to really smoke the radio. Accidental bumping the High power up with the RF knob and operating at wherever the highest PEP is would take a long time before real damage would occur. Still it's best not to do it because you have a nice radio and it's quite costly.

At 4:1, it is where you have the best trade off of 100% modulation, high power without excessive heat, and the long life of the radio and it's components.

<blockquote data-quote="fourstringburn" data-source="post: 593232" data-attributes="member: 2920">You have that same problem right now!It&#039;s up to you to check beforehand to see it is in the correct position. Keep your power meter in-line is best and before you operate, just check your deadkey wattage to be sure it&#039;s where your final adjustment ended up and that will ensure your PEP will be in sync also. Occasionally check your meter while operating too is always good for antenna conditions as well.Unless you hold your radio in your hand when you operate,&nbsp; I don&#039;t see the RF power knob moving sitting on your desk or dash if mobile.You would have to deadkey for some time with a high SWR to really smoke the radio. Accidental bumping the High power up with the RF knob and operating at wherever the highest PEP is would take a long time before real damage would occur. Still it&#039;s best not to do it because you have a nice radio and it&#039;s quite costly.At 4:1, it is where you have the best trade off of 100% modulation, high power without excessive heat, and the long life of the radio and it&#039;s components.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fourstringburn, post: 593232, member: 2920"] You have that same problem right now! It's up to you to check beforehand to see it is in the correct position. Keep your power meter in-line is best and before you operate, just check your deadkey wattage to be sure it's where your final adjustment ended up and that will ensure your PEP will be in sync also. Occasionally check your meter while operating too is always good for antenna conditions as well. Unless you hold your radio in your hand when you operate, I don't see the RF power knob moving sitting on your desk or dash if mobile. You would have to deadkey for some time with a high SWR to really smoke the radio. Accidental bumping the High power up with the RF knob and operating at wherever the highest PEP is would take a long time before real damage would occur. Still it's best not to do it because you have a nice radio and it's quite costly. At 4:1, it is where you have the best trade off of 100% modulation, high power without excessive heat, and the long life of the radio and it's components. [/QUOTE]

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