MCS2000 Power Settings

[kb8srx]

Hey Guys, I need to change the high/low output power settings in my MCS2000, right now low is set at 65 watts and high is set at 85 watts. I know that you have to use the tuner software, but where do I find it in there?

[fineshot1]

Hey Guys, I need to change the high/low output power settings in my MCS2000, right now low is set at 65 watts and high is set at 85 watts. I know that you have to use the tuner software, but where do I find it in there?

Have you tried using the search feature like i just did to re-find this thread below

http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.p ... t+#p473027

[kb8srx]

Yes sir I did, I actually followed it, but I found that there are sliders for 15 different frequencies all between 23 and 68 on both high and low.......

Maybe I should have been a little more specific and asked if someone could help me understand that, as that shows I can only go down to 23 watts and as high as 68 watts.....makes no sense to me right now, but as I said I'm still learning this all

[Will]

The 'slider' is just a data number and is NOT the transmitters actual power out put.

You will need a good wattmeter and do the calibration on all 15 frequencies.

[MTS2000des]

What he said. And keep in mind the radio is rated for a 5/5/90 duty cycle at rated power.

[kb8srx]

ok, So I need to adjust them all on a watt meter? ok, I have a Daiwa CN-801 that I can use, I should have known that the sliders were just data, not actual wattage....lol but thank you, will try playing with it for a while, and see what I can come up with, thanks for the replies.

oh and Im just using it for Ham radio, so the only time I would be using the low power option is when I am traveling with friends and family and using simplex

[kb8srx]

Ok, I have hooked up my daiwa CN-801 to it, and have played with the TX1 and TX4 settings, funny how that works, anyway what I have found is that I could only get it to go down as low as 23-25 watts, and only as high as 88-90 watts.

is this normal? I was kind of hoping to get the low at about 10 and the high about 100

[escomm]

The spec on that radio is 50 watts at the low end. Anything below that and you're likely going to be making spurs.

[kb8srx]

Ok, I guess I can live with that.

NEXT ISSUE.....Is there anyway to change the Volume settings? I would like to be able to turn the volume down further than it goes, without having to turn it off, I have gone through the CPS and the Tuner S/W and cannot find anything except the "Emergency Volume" to adjust.

Any Ideas?

[MTS2000des]

There is a "rated audio" out in the receiver alignment, but you will reduce the overall volume level of the radio.

[kb8srx]

well, I dont want to do that, but I would like to be able to turn it down further than it goes, so theres no way to do it huh?

[Will]

The spec on that radio is 50 watts at the low end. Anything below that and you're likely going to be making spurs.

Exactly, almost.. the transmitter will make the spurs, spurious operation.

These transmitters are not designed to be stable below about one half power. And if set lower draw excessive current and will go spurious. Common problem with Class C RF circuits.

[tsunami_australia]

Thanks for that info, I was looking at getting a 100w for my car and base to run@25w to attempt 70%+ DC. What is their DC@50w? That said, what is the DC of an SK (50w) @25?

I'm not sure about my base antenna (assume it would hold 25-50w fine but my car antenna is max 25w (black fiberglass radome thing to match the mobile phone antenna on the opposite side of the boot).

Will the 50w (mid power??) units fit in the same mounting gear as the 25w (lowpower here is 10w)? I'm thinking the 50w units may be more applicable if they have a decent DC@25w for our vehicles and perhaps the 100w@50w for the base (currently ALL 25w ex NSW gov radios).

Does the XTL's have the same issue with a HP radio going low?