"Scott in Baltimore" wrote in message
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There is no reason for a 100 Watt linear to NOT DO 100 watts dead key am
with 100% modulation... same goes with all other amps or greater/lesser
ratings...

Explain to me how you can do 100 watts deadkey out of a 100 watt amp
and get 400 watt peak-to-peak swing out of it?

AM has a 4:1 ratio of carrier to modulation. That means that for 100%
modulation, the peak instantaneous power is 4 times the unmodulated
power. Since amps are rated in peak power (usually DC input power),
you need to put your deadkey at 25% of the maximum for the same reason
that amateur radios that claim 100 watts of SSB power only do 25 watts
of AM.

May I suggest the ARRL handbook at your local library as a primer?

The channel 6 method? 30 volts?