I'm a little confused about measured transmitted power when in SSB vs
CW.
As an example, I have an XV50 Transverter that is adjusted to produce
20 watts RF out when using the K2 'tune' control. This output is
adjusted by reading 20 watts on an external power meter. The power
indicator LEDs are th
Hi all,
If the K3 has significantly worse IMD over 100W on SSB and we are told
by Elecraft that it does, then why does the radio allow us to turn it up
to 120W? In CW, I guess the linearity is no so important so 120W should
be fine but for data and SSB where it matters, surely the software can
-Original Message-
Matt wrote:
I'm a little confused about measured transmitted power when in SSB vs CW.
As an example, I have an XV50 Transverter that is adjusted to produce 20
watts RF out when using the K2 'tune' control. This output is adjusted by
reading 20 watts on an external powe
It depends on the wattmeter. If the wattmeter had a PEP or peak-hold
mode, it would show the actual peak power. Many simple meters are
affected by the duty cycle of the signal, especially analog ones where
ballistics come into play.
There are a number of meters on the market that show peak p
Matt,
I would surmise that you are being confused by your external wattmeter. The
XV50 LEDs will flash on voice peaks, but if your wattmeter is showing you
average power, its indication will be much less than the peak power.
This 'confusion' leads many folks to overdrive their equipment on SSB.
Don Wilhelm wrote:
> This can be observed easily on an oscilloscope - first observe the
> amplitude of your power setting in CW, and then switch to SSB. If
> the voice peaks come up to the same amplitude as you observed for the
> CW signal, you are achieving that same level of PEP (peak envelope
>
Nick,
No need to guess, that certainly is true - a single audio tone transmitted
without a carrier present will produce a single signal at a frequency of the
carrier + or - the tone pitch (depends on the sideband). The amplitude will
of course depend on how strong the audio signal is, but it coul
Don, W3FPR wrote:
No need to guess, that certainly is true - a single audio tone transmitted
without a carrier present will produce a single signal at a frequency of the
carrier + or - the tone pitch (depends on the sideband). The amplitude will
of course depend on how strong the audio signal is
On Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:52:03 -0600, Matt Osborn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>I'm not certain I know how to understand what it is I'm measuring. In
>my mind, I think much the 20 watts RF out of a CW signal is actually
>carrier and of not much use. When in SSB, I want to think that I can
>still pu
I notice on MARS frequencies (slightly outside ham bands) that my power output
starts out low and builds to full output over 10-20 seconds of transmit. The
symptom is easily observed during an MT63 transmission and receiving stations
comment that my signal starts out light and builds to a strong
Which Elecraft rig? —wunder, K6WRU
On Jul 31, 2014, at 5:57 PM, Jack Berry via Elecraft
wrote:
> I notice on MARS frequencies (slightly outside ham bands) that my power
> output starts out low and builds to full output over 10-20 seconds of
> transmit. The symptom is easily observed during a
Jack,
I would suggest that you do not have sufficient audio drive. That is
the normal behavior of Elecraft products in digital modes when the audio
drive is low.
If you are following the typical 'wisdom' of using the audio level to
control the output power, forget that - the Elecraft transc
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