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AM Power

Robert -- N5IKD
Robert -- N5IKD Member ✭✭
edited June 2020 in SmartSDR for Windows
I noticed that the specification for AM is 30W, but when I set the modulation to AM the scale still goes from 0 to 100, So when I move the slider to 30, am I transmitting at 30W or at 30% of 30W?

Answers

  • Eric-KE5DTO
    Eric-KE5DTO Administrator, FlexRadio Employee admin
    edited February 2017
    The AM carrier with no modulation will be somewhere around 35% of the selected power. You should be able to see the full selected power output with modulation.
  • Ken - NM9P
    Ken - NM9P Member ✭✭✭
    edited June 2020
    So should I have the Power control at 100 or set it for something lower? Does the 6500 automatically reduce "carrier drive" to match without human intervention? I got a report of some "downward modulation" from a station on 40 meters yesterday until I reduced the power setting to about 68. No guarantee that this was scientifically accurate, The audio reports, by the way, were outstanding. I haven't run AM for a couple of decades, almost, but I thought it would be fun to test it out!
  • Eric-KE5DTO
    Eric-KE5DTO Administrator, FlexRadio Employee admin
    edited February 2017
    The SmartSDR software in the radio handles AM mode properly and will keep the carrier in proportion to the selected RF Power setting. No need to adjust for AM.

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