[ARC5] Audio power output - 10 meter BC-454
Kenneth G. Gordon
kgordon2006 at frontier.com
Mon Feb 18 22:14:20 EST 2013
On 18 Feb 2013 at 19:07, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
> > the neon across the OPT primary. I reckon your output must be highly
> > distorted.
>
> No. It really isn't too bad. I can send you a .JPG of the 'scope trace
> if you would care to see it. I hesitate to leave the volume up to
> maximum for very long, though. There is some distortion, but it really
> isn't all that bad. I was quite surprised.
I forgot to mention that I CAN crank the audio gain up high enough so that
the almost-a-sine-wave begins to flat-top.
But the figures I gave earlier were just before that became evident.
Ken W7EKB
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