[Amps] FW: Transformers

Steve Thompson g8gsq at eltac.co.uk
Mon Jul 17 02:35:28 EDT 2006



Peter Voelpel wrote:
> Peak envelope power is the average power supplied to the antenna
> transmission line by a transmitter during one radio frequency cycle at the
> crest of the modulation envelope, under normal operating conditions.
> 
> The crest of the envelope in that example is 400V.
> Since 400V peak equal 282V effective, PEP power is 1600W not 3200W.
I agree entirely with your definition etc. but Rich's original question 
said the voltage was 400V p-p - isn't that 141V rms? In that case, the 
power is 400W pep.

73, Steve


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