100 watt radio
Feb 28th 2013, 21:05 | |
SIZE358Joined: Apr 19th 2009, 19:30Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
With a 100 watt radio in ssb mode talking in a normal voice the power meter reads about 25 watts but if i give the mic a sharp whistle the meter will hit 100 watts. How much power is actually being transmitted in normal voice ? |
Feb 28th 2013, 23:18 | |
W1VTSuper Moderator Joined: Apr 4th 1998, 00:00Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
A typical analog meter will interpret 100 watts PEP of voice as 25 or 30 watts. A highly damped Bird 43 is even less accurate--you may see only 7 to 10 watts when transmitting100 watts PEP of normal voice. Zack Lau W1VT ARRL Senior Lab Engineer |