[AMPS] CW/SSB Tune Up

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>Hi,  Consider:
>
>Tune up my linear using 50 wpm "dits" for 1500 watts
>peak output as read on my VFD peak reading bargraph/
>digital meter,  CW mode.  This into a Bird dummy load.
>
>Now,  switch to SSB,  max out,  without really yelling
>into the mike is around 1000 watts peak reading.
>
Sounds like the peak reading meter isn't able to read voice peaks but 
does ok on square waves.  

>Question:  leave things just as they are now,  or increase
>the drive power to bring the SSB peak readings back up
>near 1500 watts?  If I do that,  then switch back to the
>CW mode,  the peak out is way high,  hi.
>


tube for max out with max drive, provided that the anode current rating 
is observed.  

>Someone posted a few days ago that when tuning up a
>triode linear for peak out on SSB,  one should call a
>steady  "Helloooooo",  or I have also heard "woof,  woof",
>hi.  That this procedure is the "proper" SSB peak out
>tune up procedure.  Is it??  

It's bandini - except c. 27MHz.    
>...

cheers, Jim

-  R. L. Measures, 805.386.3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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