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Call Sign : 26-CT-3481 Posts : 4 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-04-22 QTH or Location : Guildford Equipment Used : Android tablet Age : 57
Subject: Superstar 6900n Thu Oct 29, 2020 3:40 pm
Hi all dose anybody help me with my superstar 6900n it says it does 40 watts on FM in the manual but when I put it on full and look at my wattmeter it only comes up at 20w just a bit weird I thought it does 20w on SSB can somebody help thanks Neil7up
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Daywalker New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-3856 Posts : 11 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-10-26 QTH or Location : Kingston Upon Hull Equipment Used : CRT SS6900N Age : 52
Subject: Re: Superstar 6900n Wed Nov 04, 2020 9:34 am
Hi Neil from looking in the manual it says AM/FM/CW - 12 w and SSB - 21w hope this helps 73's Glen
Sorry ignore that, I have looked at my paper manual that came with the radio and it actually says
my original comment was from looking at the online copy I downloaded
Last edited by Daywalker on Wed Nov 04, 2020 12:28 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : wrong info)
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Neil7up New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-3481 Posts : 4 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-04-22 QTH or Location : Guildford Equipment Used : Android tablet Age : 57
Subject: Re: Superstar 6900n Wed Nov 04, 2020 3:51 pm
Hi thanks for getting back to me that's weird l email the company I got it from says it does 40 watts on FM 20 watts on SSB I I know the older model didn't have so much power at the new one and I have the new one went onto the website Modes: AM/FM/USB/LSB/CW/PA OUTPUT POWER: 12w AM 40w FM ‑ 30w SSB l don't know what going on thanks
Mudslinger Contributor
Call Sign : 26CT612 Posts : 51 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-04-14 QTH or Location : West Oxfordshire Equipment Used : Various SSB sets
Subject: Re: Superstar 6900n Fri Nov 06, 2020 6:21 pm
It might be that it has been turned down inside, maybe by the previous owner if it was used or the shop if it was new.
The have a habit of going pop when run at 40w FM and the supplier might be fed up with getting returns which have blown output transistors.
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220... Posts : 2634 Times Thanked : 70 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7610,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 16
Subject: Re: Superstar 6900n Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:10 pm
Quote from knights "Note: this latest model has higher maximum output of 40W FM and 35W SSB, but it can also be supplied as a LOW POWER version on request (12W FM, 21W SSB) for no extra charge."
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stephen Gunrunner Major contributor
Call Sign : 26CT526/MR021/M6XXX. Posts : 277 Times Thanked : 11 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : wooler north northumberland or some were near it Equipment Used : mobile 4000hp base A99 radio base magnum257hp mobile magnum 257 standed power Age : 67
Subject: Re: Superstar 6900n Sat Nov 07, 2020 4:33 pm
you might have the low power version just use a good kicker and run the radio allot less watts and radio stays unstressed kicker gets warm put a fan on the kicker every one happy
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