i am using BIRD watt meater with 1000 watt slug and i am not misdirectioning anybody
--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Gary Schafer" <gascha...@...> wrote: > > It sounds like you have a "linear" amplifier. Linear amplifiers are used > when multiple low power transmitters are to be amplified by one amplifier. > The peak power (actually peak envelope power) capability of the amplifier > must be quite high in order to handle the multiple signals without > generating intermodultion distortion. > > The peak envelope power increases by the square of the number of signals > going into the amp. N^2 * power > > Example: two 5 watt signals into the amplifier have a peak envelope power of > 20 watts. Three have a PEP of 45 watts. Ten 5 watt signals works out to a > PEP of 500 watts. (10^2 = 100*5 watts = 500 watts pep) > > So if you have ten 5 watt transmitters fed into the amplifier the amplifier > must be capable of 500 watts PEP. > > 73 > Gary K4FMX > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Repeater- > > buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of George > > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 4:08 PM > > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: how far > > > > > > well this amplifier is rated 90 watts you can see it on e-bay just type > > powerwave in the search. it has error eliminating computer inside and no > > distortion what so ever. i have it "modified" and use it at 450 watts > > and i pushed it with two power supplys that can put more than 120 ampers > > at 24 volts. the antenna is rated at 500 watts... > > i wonder why woud they do that...just to put out 5 watts? > > > > > > --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, Joe <k1ike_mail@> wrote: > > > > > > The typical cell site is probably running a 10 watt amplifier with an > > > ERP of about 100 watts. City sites probably a lot less power. Your > > in > > > the high power paging transmitter class. Physical damage can be done > > in > > > the nearby horizontal field of the antenna using this much power and > > > antenna gain. > > > > > > Joe > > > > > > On 4/25/2010 3:13 PM, George wrote: > > > > what do you mean...a cell site in the city radiates much more times > > than my antenna, its on the same level and shoots directly in peoples > > houses... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
