Fw: Re: [Elecraft] K2 Power indication, CW vs SSB question

[k6iii@juno.com]

Thanks for your input, Daniel. I am aware that CW and SSB power are
typically measured differently... SSB is usually expressed as P.E.P. (and
sometimes Peak-to-Peak) and CW is usually Peak power. (Then, of course,
there is Average Power and RMS Power - just to confuse the discussion!).
But I don't know what the K2 power indication is actually measuring. Thus
the question I posed. I suspect there may be several differing opinions
and am hoping Wayne will jump in on this one.
73 de Jerry/k6iii

On Wed, 7 May 2003 09:33:50 -0700 (PDT) Daniel Reynolds <aa0ni@yahoo.com>
writes:
> 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