[Elecraft] K3S QST Article

Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft eric at elecraft.com
Wed Oct 19 11:37:48 EDT 2016


Guys, let's take the dBc discussion off list.

73,

Eric
Mooderator
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On 10/19/2016 6:35 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> On 10/19/2016 2:11 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
>> The "carrier" reference for other modulation is the peak of the
>> envelope.
>
> Which means your dBc references should be labelled "dB PEP" for
> the particular modulation.  The reference to dBc is only strictly
> accurate for the unmodulated carrier and possibly CW.
>
> Unless you are using  known modulation (e.g., 2 tone for SSB, "idle"
> for PSK31) there is no simple PEP to carrier reference.
>
> 73,
>    ... Joe, W4TV
>
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