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FreeDV power output

EA4GLI
EA4GLI Member ✭✭✭
edited March 2017 in SmartSDR for Windows
I was trying FreeDV on HF (20m and 15m) yesterday and the power output is very low regardless of the Power output that I select on SmartSDR.
Max power I get out of the radio is 25w.
I then checked AM and on 20m all I get is 16w.
On FM I get full 100w. Also get full power on DStar.

The voltage draw from the radio is also lower so it is like the software is using a governor.


I checked with a couple of 6xxx owners and they are also experiencing the same issue.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Comments

  • Jim Gilliam
    Jim Gilliam Member ✭✭
    edited April 2016

    Remember on AM, for 100% modulation the peak power is 4 times the average power. The maximum average power you can expect on AM, therefore, is 25 Watts. 16 Watts seems very low. Were these power levels checked with a dummy load?


    JIm, K6QE

  • EA4GLI
    EA4GLI Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2016
    No dummy load. I measured with the digital meter on the Expert 1k.
    I will check with dummy load.

    What about on FreeDV? What power are you getting?
  • Tim - W4TME
    Tim - W4TME Administrator, FlexRadio Employee admin
    edited April 2017
    Your radio is not broken.  For proper operation of FreeDV, you drive your transmitter to an average power of about 20% of it's PEP power. You do this because there is a 8-12 dB peak-to-average power ratio in the FreeDV HF modem. Over-driving will reduce the received S/N so we limit the power output in software.
  • EA4GLI
    EA4GLI Member ✭✭✭
    edited March 2017
    Thank you Tim for the quick response!
  • Tim - W4TME
    Tim - W4TME Administrator, FlexRadio Employee admin
    edited December 2016
    De nada, mi amigo.
  • EA4GLI
    EA4GLI Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2016
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  • Tim - W4TME
    Tim - W4TME Administrator, FlexRadio Employee admin
    edited December 2016
    The offer is very tempting.  I could use a nice cold **** drink about now.
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  • EA4GLI
    EA4GLI Member ✭✭✭
    edited November 2016
    What do you mean offer?? It is a formal invitation. Get your **** over here, housing and sustenance is taken care of!! ;)

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