"Thierry" wrote in message
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"Ed G." wrote in message
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Question for Thierry: Can I assume you have a "Peak" reading
wattmeter? Otherwise, you are aware, I hope, that most wattmeters are
"average" power reading and that they can not display the peak readings of
a SSB transmitted signal.... thus they will never display close to the
100watts of a 100watt rated SSB signal; unless you are modulating the
transmitter with a test tone audio source.

Hi Ed,

Yes for sure. But I think that it rather displays the "instantaneous"
modulation not an average because when I shout at the mic or using the key
the nidddle reaches immediately the maximum without delay and speaking
normally I emit about 40-60 watts only, moving up and down at the rate of my
words.


That would be the correct reading.

60W is perhaps a bit high, but if you have the compressor turned on
you might get 60W average. Usual peak to average for SSB is a factor
of two or even three.

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