[Elecraft] Data mode and filters

Jim Brown jim at audiosystemsgroup.com
Fri May 15 12:44:54 EDT 2015


On Fri,5/15/2015 9:10 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> The vast majority of amateurs do not have calibrated scopes on the
> output of their transmitter/amplifier to keep the instantaneous peak
> output below the onset of compression in the final stage of power
> amplification. 

No, but they/we can put a calibrated peak-reading wattmeter like the 
LP-100A in line with the feed to our antennas.

And last I looked, few hams run much power with PSK-31. As both my 
measurements and K6XX measurements clearly show, IMD in the K3 drops 
significantly below full power.

73, Jim K9YC



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