[AMRadio] Power Levels

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>Some  friends and I were discussing the often misunderstood topic of pep,
> input power, output power, carrier level and  legal output power. There
>seems  to be a lot of opinion and second hand info floating around due to
>a lack of  really clear guidelines. What is the consensus on these
>subject? Can you run  1 kw carrier of high level modulated signal? In OR
>out. Do the different  types of modulation effect the carrier level?? (in
>or out) Such as, grid or  cathode modulation as opposed to plate
>modulation. How much power output can  you run on CW using the pep rule??
>AM?? SSB?? Many of the new table top amps  that are capable of very hi
>power, give directions to tune up at 1500 watts  and then switch to SSB.
>This hardly seems to fall into the "pep" limit as I  understand it. I
>would be interested in what has been settled on as  acceptable since the
>change in power measuring etc. has been with us for a  while now.
>Thanks........Al/W8FAX

Suggest find another topic, maybe something of other than prurient
interest. If you must, search Google in the privacy of .  .  .  

This has been beaten to death over the years to no real benefit to anyone
but the prissy polyannas amongst any population who will find validation
in tidbits therefrom.

Build, restore and operate. Come up with antenna suggestions & questions.
Squeeze more erp from whatever the hell rig you have rather than focussing
on what might or maybe or should be possible, legal, whatever. 

I sincerely hope you catch my drift, i.e. that you approach the fun of
hamdom without looking over your shoulder all the time. Hope I have beat
back a booring troll .  .  . 

Bill K2AME