[ICOM] SSB power out on 706

[John Geiger]

I was testing out an Icom 706MKII I got recently, and the power out on SSB looks low.  It is putting out about 90 watts on RTTY and FM, but when I go to SSB, using a PEP wattmeter (requiring 12 volts) it is only reading about 40 watts.  Is that normal for SSB, or is it running low?  I know that power out will look low on a regular watt meter on SSB, which is why I was using the PEP wattmeter.  

If the power is low on SSB only, any ideas as to what could be wrong?  I had the compressor on, and the mic gain was set on 7.  I was doing the testing into a dummy load, so there is no problem with SWR.

73s John W5TD