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Omni VI SSB Power Output

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Subject: Omni VI SSB Power Output
From: n4lq@iglou.com (Steve Ellington)
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 1996 19:56:58 -0400 (EDT)
Try a loud whistle in the microphone. The meters should all read the same
with that single tone and should be around 100 watts. 



> I wonder if anyone else is seeing this on their Omni VI or is this just mine?
> 
> On CW, I get what looks like full power output on all the metering I have 
> available at my station: Omni VI FWD meter, Daiwa CN720B SWR/Wattmeter 
> and an AEA Econo-Tuner (with SWR/Wattmeter).
> 
> On SSB, I get what looks like full power output on the Omni VI 
> FWD meter--at least it looks like full power output; it seems to just about
> pin the meter on voice peaks.  However, my Daiwa and AEA wattmeters show
> very low output power (not peaking over 20 watts).  Now, I know about damped
> meter movements and if it were that, then shouldn't I see something similar on
> CW?  I don't.  
> 
> Any ideas?  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Dale Martin, KG5U
> kg5u@hal-pc.org
> http://www.hal-pc.org/~kg5u
> 
> 
> 
> 

Steve Ellington N4LQ@IGLOU.COM  Louisville, Ky 


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