Joe, You are correct - I was looking at the RF voltage - not the power.
73, Don W3FPR On 7/30/2011 3:47 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > > Don, > > > AM with its 50% power carrier and sidebands that change in amplitude > > should present a less harsh situation than RTTY which is 100% duty > > cycle. > > AM carrier power is 25% of PEP (not 50%). The RF voltage and current > are each 50% of peak values which makes power 25% of peak. The US > "legal limit" for AM is 375W carrier (1500/4). For the KPA-500 this > means 125W (certainly no more than 150W) carrier. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
