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Robert -- N5IKD
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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?
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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.0
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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!0
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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.2
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