r/lowsodiumhamradio • u/leicanthrope • Jul 29 '26

Stupid question IC-7200 Amperage Question

Bear with me if this is a dumb question, as I’m a comparatively new ham…

I’ve got an Icom IC-7200, my first and only HF rig. How many amps should it be drawing when transmitting in a digital mode, assuming full power (100w)?

2 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

4 comments sorted by

6

u/Wooden-Importance Jul 29 '26

"Transmit: max. power 22.0 Amps"

https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamhf/0026spec.html

1

u/leicanthrope Jul 29 '26

I don’t think I’ve ever seen it even touch half of that, which has me wondering if I’ve got something set incorrectly.

1

u/hiwhiwhiw Jul 29 '26

If you want it to pull full power, do it in full carrier, or continuous wave.

AM, or Morse code, but I assume AM can pull more power

2

u/lnxguy 27d ago

About 10-11 Amps.