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Aurora/Maestro Power setting/Power meter

df4wx
df4wx Member ✭✭
in Aurora
Hi,

while power setting with SmartSDR works without issues, I can set the output power with Maestro (C) to not more than 100W. But, if I set to 100W, the power meter shows an output of 500W. When I set the power to 10W, the meter shows about 50W.

It seems, the power button is wrong by the factor 5.

This is a little bit annoying, especially in bands with a power limit. E.g. the 60m-band is limited to 15W here in Europe. So I have to set the output power to 3W to be legal.

Is this a bug or a feature? Did others have similar observations?

73 Micha DF4WX
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  • Arnold Goldman
    Arnold Goldman Member ✭✭

    yes i thought the same thing; aurora uses % NOT WATTS like the 8600M!!

  • Geoff AB6BT
    Geoff AB6BT Member ✭✭✭

    I believe they are both in percentage. Nowhere is there a statement that the numbers on the scale refer to Watts.

  • df4wx
    df4wx Member ✭✭
    edited May 15

    I see… Thank you. That explains everything. I mostly use the Maestro, which does not display the percent sign in the TX Band Settings, as the SmartSDR software does.

    73 Micha

  • Geoff AB6BT
    Geoff AB6BT Member ✭✭✭

    This is from the User Guide:

    RF Power slider control: Moving the slider control to the right increases the RF power
    output. A value of 0 will not produce any RF output. The scale, from 0 – 100 approximates
    RF output wattage.

    But the scale in marked in neither Watts or Percent.

  • df4wx
    df4wx Member ✭✭

    Hi Geoff,

    you are right. It seems, the description depends on the hardware and it's age. Both my Maestro manual and the 6400-manual state "Sets the output power for typical transmissions." For the Aurora, I do not have a manual. It seems, the only document is the Quick Start Guide.

    I think, we can both agree, that percentage of max power and power in Watt are identical on a 100W-transceiver. With the appearance of the Aurora series the company had to make a decision. From my point of view this was the wrong decision, but I can live with it. It is easy to calculate with a factor of 5. Let's hope, the next generation isn't a 783W-Transceiver with a weird factor of 7.83 ;-)

    73 Micha DF4WX

  • Arnold Goldman
    Arnold Goldman Member ✭✭

    u can use the 8600 manual but as o said i thought my 520m wasnt working at 100 !!

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