[UK-CONTEST] Power measurement

[Stewart Rolfe]

Agreed, but be aware that most contest rules specify power at the 'TX Output' not at the antenna. 

RSGB are clear on this but I had to confirm this with the organisers of CQWW last November as their description is (was?) ambiguous. Only an issue as I wanted to site an antenna a *long* distance from the shack.....

73,

Stewart, GW0ETF


--- On Mon, 2/1/12, David <g3yyd at btinternet.com> wrote:

> From: David <g3yyd at btinternet.com>
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Power measurement
> To: "UK-Contest at contesting. com" <UK-Contest at contesting.com>
> Date: Monday, 2 January, 2012, 10:26
> Extract from my current licence:
> 
>  
> 
> (b) Peak envelope power is the average power supplied to
> the antenna by a
> transmitter
> 
> during one radio frequency cycle at the crest of the
> modulation envelope
> taken under normal
> 
> operating conditions.
> 
>  
> 
> It says power supplied to the antenna not to the feeder so
> my view is that
> means power out at the TX socket can be higher to
> compensate for feeder
> loss.
> 
>  
> 
> 73 David G3YYD
> 
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