On Wed, 11 Mar 98 02:17:10 -0800, Rich Measures <measures@vc.net>
wrote:
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>>What's the plus 10% for? I'd never heard of that...feedline loss???
>It's the margin fcc inspectors apparently allow for error, Jon..
>The fcc guys I have known are not unreasonable. Their main goal is to
>prevent interference, not to write people up for trivalities.
>
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Times must have changed. I recall reading in old QSTs about licenses
suspended for running less than 10-15 watts over the limit. Back then
of course, power was easier to measure accurately because it was DC
input, not RF output.
73, Bill W7TI
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