[AMRadio] SB-200 on AM

Robert Lawson w4rl at bellsouth.net
Fri Jan 28 18:32:02 EST 2011


Sorry, I meant "Peaks" as in peaks of audio at 60 watts.  You're 
correct, I am wrong.   Anyway, that combo sounds great to me.  I do hope 
that some out there 'got my drift'.  My half cent's worth.  Robert

On 1/28/2011 5:09 PM, John wrote:
> The math just isn't working out for me on this.  The DX-60 doesn't
> usually put out more than 15 watts of resting carrier.  Even if it is
> changed to pure Screen Grid modulation with no controlled carrier, 15
> watts x 4 (100 percent modulation) gives the 60 watts of pep that the
> 6146 will deliver cleanly in that configuration.  The SB-200 will
> simply not be sitting at 200 watts with 15 watts in.
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Lawson<w4rl at bellsouth.net>
> To: amradio at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Fri, Jan 28, 2011 4:52 pm
> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] SB-200 on AM
>
>
> John and Fellas,
>
> Off note, personally I don't think I've ever heard a SB-200 being
> driven
> by a DX-60 on AM sound badly at approximately 200 watts carrier.  Of
> course the DX-60 does not run plate modulation.  But that setup sounds
> great to my ears.
>
> Robert W4RL Pensacola FL
>
>


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