Hmm... I'm am LP op. Here's what I do for 100W LP with my 200W MkV.
The menu setting I use for the MkV watt meter bar graph provides some
hang time, i.e. the peak reading is held for a little while. (Don't
remember the correct terminology).
CW - press the key, look at the MkV watt meter, adjust the RF level so
the bar graph reads 100W.
SSB - talk into the mic, adjust the ALC and Compression IAW what the
manual says, look at the watt meter, adjust RF level for bar graph max
of 100W.
RTTY - send diddle, look at the watt meter, adjust the RF level for 70W
because I don't like the measured heat sink temp at 100W after a lot of
unanswered auto-CQs.
This is really easy for anyone to do without worrying about calculating
PEP with the compressor on (if indeed that can be done without knowing
an awful lot more about the compressor characteristics than the
manufacturers will tell us). I really don't know what else the average
ham could do without expensive measuring equipment.
If I'm in violation of any contest rules I sure hope the contest manager
will tell me what I should be doing in order to ensure compliance.
Similarly, if I'm being overly conservative with my SSB power level and
could be within the rules running, say, 150W peak according to the bar
graph, I'd really like to hear about that too. Say, how about 200W if I
promise to turn the compression down so you can't hear the computer fan?
73 es HNY,
Jim VE7FO
kr2q@optonline.net wrote:
>Hi all:
>
>With respect to just what defines QRP (or Low Power or HP for that matter),
>you do have to check with the individual contest sponsors...not that such an
>inquiry is always revealing (please see below).
>
>For example, ARRL IDX (and ARRL HF 'tests) define power in terms of PEP. So
>on ssb, it is 5 watts PEP. CW = 5 watts key down = 5 watts "PEP".
>
>In the CQWWDX test, it just says "5 watts"...so is that 5 watts PEP or 5 watts
>average? I always take the conservative approach and run 5 watts PEP. On cw,
>I always read it to mean 5 watts key down (usually I run 4...again, I like to
>be conservative - it's a 20% buffer and nobody will ever hear the difference
>from 5 to 4).
>
>WPX is the same as CQWW DX...just says "5 watts". HP says "1500 watts
>total"...again, one is probably supposed to assume 1500 w PEP on SSB, but I
>guess the current wording "technically" allows for some wiggle room....such as
>1500 watts average.
>
>WAE finds another solution: E.G. "Single Operator - max. output 100 watts -
>all bands." So MAX sounds like PEP to me.
>
>SAC is sort of like WAE but from the opposite perspective: E.G. "Single
>Op./Single TX/Multi Band - QRP (output 5 W or less)"
>
>Of course, for WAE and SAC, if you wanted to push it, you could say that since
>it doesn't define PEP or key down/average, you also have some wiggle room.
>
>Finally...I do, in fact, clearly remember some QRP only contests stating that
>it is 5 Watts CW and 10 PEP for SSB. But that may have changed and since I
>always take the conservative route...it is moot for me.
>
>HNY!
>
>de Doug KR2Q
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>CQ-Contest mailing list
>CQ-Contest@contesting.com
>http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
>
>
>
_______________________________________________
CQ-Contest mailing list
CQ-Contest@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
|