[Amps] IMD

[Rob Atkinson]

my guess on CW that most of the problem is exciters with an extremely fast rise.

With any gear in any mode, if you have an almost instantaneous rise or
cutoff (clipping) you get the spark transmitter phenomenon (and
lightning does it too) of broad sudden energy release.  It has to do
with the physics of suddenly changing the state of energy transfer.
In CW it is called key clicks.

Rob
K5UJ




> From: "richard courtway" <courtway at syix.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 11:09 AM
> To: <Amps at contesting.com>
> Subject: [Amps] IMD
>
>> Have been enjoying and learning from the discussions concerning IMD
>> problems with SSB signals and their causes.
>>
>> Personally am a cw operator - and hear quit a few very wide and
>> splattering cw signals .  Thinking that most of this is caused by
>> operators trying to get a kw out of a 800 watt rig.  Overdriving - etc.