[AMPS] Peak reading vs True peak

[Peter_Chadwick@mitel.com (Peter Chadwick)]

        >>Rich says:
        >>
        >>>?  The gain of a SB-220 is about 9.5db on the low v tap, and
about 11db 
        >>>on the high v tap.  
        >>
        >>At what power output?
        >>
        >?  390v-peak into 50-ohms on the high v tap, using SSB.  

Exactly my point - full output.

What happens if you tune for full output, reduce the drive to get say
100volts peak across the load, DO NOT RETUNE, and then switch
the HV, again without retuning?

73

Peter G3RZP


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