[Elecraft] K2 Power indication, CW vs SSB question

Wed May 7 12:38:00 2003

Although I may be wrong - my understanding is that you are dialing up 5 W PEP
when you set your K2 to 5 W. If you want to operate 10 W SSB, you'll need to
turn the power up to 10 W. I guess most folks consider the 10 W SSB to be
comparable to 5 W CW because of the lower 'duty cycle' of SSB voice.

- Daniel/AA0NI

--- [email protected] wrote:
> A trivial question re K2 Power Out indication, CW vs SSB.
> 
> In contesting activities, the published rules typically indicate some
> maximum power out to operate in a particular entry catagory. For example,
> 5-watts is the usual QRP max power. Some SSB mode contest rules may even
> say 10w PEP.
> 
> My practice has been to dial up 5 with the POWER knob and let her rip. I
> am trusting that this is 'close enough' and have no other means of
> measuring my actual power out.
> 
> So the question I raise is.....  Is this dialed up '5' a DC power (i.e.
> CW mode) and what about SSB mode... would the '5' indicate PEP power, or
> am I actually running some other power out value in SSB? What would I
> dial up if I wanted to run SSB, say, 10-w PEP?
> 
> Inquiring minds want to know...
> de Jerry/k6iii
> San Jose, CA
> K2 #500
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