[AMRadio] Power Levels

[Ken Potter]

Al,
I liked your question. This certainly is the correct list to discuss this
topic. I for one think the 375w carrier level is confusing.
73
Ken
w3kmp

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Subject: [AMRadio] Power Levels


>
> 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
>
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