[AMRadio] AM Power

[Gary Schafer]

You would only need an amplifier or transmitter capable of 24 kw PEP to do
that. 6 kw of carrier.
Or you could get rid of one side band and the carrier and only require a
1500 watt amplifier for  one side band.

Lots of people do drugs too. Does that make it ok for everyone to follow?

But what is your point?

73
Gary  K4FMX

> -----Original Message-----
> From: amradio-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:amradio-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Rob Atkinson
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 5:09 PM
> To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service
> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] AM Power
> 
> I'd like to run continuous carrier AM power such that each one of my
> sidebands peaks out at 1.5 KW.
> 
> Wow Gary, you got your work cut out for you man.  Ameritron
> makes an entire line of RF power amplifiers, and sells more amps to
> hams every year than all the other amp manufacturers combined.   They
> make at least three amps, the AL1500, AL1200 and one less well known
> with a pair of 3cx800s, and all can be easily driven to more than 1.5
> KW.  If you study the amp's spec's you'll figure out that the one with
> the 8877 can be driven to 2500 watts output with an average plastic
> radio 100 w. exciter.  These amps have been in production for at least
> 20 years.  Thousands upon thousands have been made and sold in that
> time.  Now, anyone who thinks all of these amps are being driven to no
> more than 1500 w. output on slopbucket and CW is kidding himself.
> Lotta hams out there who need to be set straight.
> 
> Jim, I think there was a misunderstading about the DX50; it does 50 KW
> dead carrier; maybe that was what was meant by "100%" output, i.e.
> maxumum carrier power (actually it has some reserve).
> 
> 73
> 
> Rob
> K5UJ
>