[Elecraft] AM power for KPA500

[Grant Youngman]

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On Apr 14, 2011, at 10:41 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV <olinger at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> That will be the same ratio as always, set by physics instead of the
> manufacturer: carrier set for one quarter of the PEP rating.  That
> would be 125 watts carrier for 500 watts PEP.
> 
> It always seems to be too small.
> 
> In the old days of the Johnson desk kilowatt, that was 1 kW carrier
> INPUT, with a usual 700 to 750 watts carrier output.  With voice
> processing, that was a well modulated 3kW PEP output.  There was a
> reason those guys always sounded so loud, and for how heavy that rig
> was.
> 
> My AL1200 needs about 30 watts carrier to transmit the max 375 watts
> carrier.  Just about what my Ranger will do.
> 
> 73, Guy
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Stephen Victor <victorsj at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hi.  What carrier power will the KPA500 put out for well modulated AM?
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks and 73
>> Steve WA2DTW
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