[ICOM] ALC Questions

[paul at w8aef.com]

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de Paul, W8AEF

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I disagree....   My peak reading wattmeter shows 100W out of the PRO-3 with 
a sustained fivvveeeeee, or, if I insert an AFSK tone into the mic circuit. 
So it should also show 1kw out of the amplifier under the same conditions 
that the exciter shows 100watts.

Do you agree?

Bob


>
> Ham's that insist on using an analog watt meter to measure their ssb 
> output
> power will ALWAYS have power problems.
>
> Doesn't matter who makes the meter either.
>
> A good oscilloscope in the RF line will show you exactly what your ssb PEP
> output is, and you can compare that peak-to-peak output directly to the
> continuous carrier peak-to-peak output.
>
> de Paul, W8AEF