Suspect your instrumentation... Get a meter that can be cross checked, cut a
cable that is a half wave at the band of interest, and use a dummy load...
You will likely find a full 100 watts out from the Omni...
Denny
----- Original Message -----
From: <ditzian@alltel.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI VI Power Output
>
> My Omni VI seems to give a maximum of 50 watts now, on my
> Autek wattmeter, although the factory tuned it a year ago to what
> they said was 100 watts. At the time I received it back, the Autek
> said 70 watts.
>
> Putting that together with my very, very old Ameritron AL-1200, 10
> watts of drive from the Omni gives me 600 watts out, while 50 watts
> of drive gives me 1150 watts out. I suspect that 100 watts of drive
> would let me exceed the grid current rating quite nicely, but for a
> few seconds I would see the satisfying needle indication of 1500
> watts output.
>
> To be honest, 100 watts would probably only come just up to the
> grid dissipation, since 50 watts only creates 150 ma. of grid
> current, but the other statement sounds better, doesn't it?
>
> Anyway, you guys who say that the extra power does not
> meaningfully increase the dBs on the other end are correct, even
> with an amp. But if you had paid the $1500+ for a new amp with
> pair of 3-500Z tubes, and then find out that it takes two men and
> their girlfriend to drive those tubes, you would understand why you
> want that drive so the needle shows 1500 watts out.
>
>
> 73,
> Jan Ditzian
> KX2A
> kx2a@arrl.net
>
>
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