My point exactly Geoff: PEP is a calculation for most hams who don't have a
scope (most don't). Input is a different story. RMS reading can be taken
off meters with a single tone signal and using the plate voltage times the
current gives you a 10% (depending on the meters and shunt) accuracy.
This, however, is not true of PEP, as you have so aptly pointed out. Even
today's PEP wattmeters are not that accurate (better than in the past, but
not good enough).
After all who really understands that when calculating the RF safety
margins, use of 33 1/3% duty cycle for SSB is appropriate?
73 Jim
W5JO
Amen. Hey, I'm all for running a full kW DC input again, and more power
to those of y'all that can pull it off. I'm plagued with a bad rash of
neighboritis.
But, still.. for accuracy of measurment, how hard is it to calculate 500w
DC input? (uh, gee.. 2500v x 200mA =... Cornbread?) ;-)
Besides, Jim - given that Class C finals are 75% efficient (on average),
what's 75% of 500w?
(just to point you in the right direction, 500w DC input is -half- of what
we -could- run, given that 1500w PEP is 'generically considered' to be
100% modulation of the product of 75% of a 500w carrier.)
