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1861
Member
Username: 1861
Post Number: 95
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 26, 2005 - 11:59 am: | 
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I KNOW DK TO SWING SHOULD BE 4 YO 1 . I USE A 139XLR , DK 3 SWING TO 10 WITH A OLD MAVERICK 250. I RUN AMP ON LOW , WITH 1:1 TO 1:2 SWR . PROBLEM , EVERYONE , INCLUDING WIFE , TELL ME THAT I SOUND MUCH BETTER WHEN I TUNE AMP WHERE IT DK. 50 AND SWINGS JUST OVER 100 . INSTEAD OF DK. 25 AND SWINGING THE SAME . I HAVE TRIED THIS NUMEROUS TIMES FROM 10 TO 30 MILES AND THEY ALL INSIST IT IS MUCH STRONGER AND CLEARER THIS WAY . WILL IT HURT ANYTHING TO RUN IT WITH THIS RATIO INSTEAD OF 4:1 ? |
Racer_x
Junior Member
Username: Racer_x
Post Number: 45
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, February 26, 2005 - 12:44 pm: |
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Nope. I think you found out that swing isn't the big deal some folks say it is.
BTW - You aren't going to see the 4:1 swing on a meter. It's the ratio of carrier power to modulation PEP which is never an accurate reading on a meter. Watch average power output because that's much easier for a meter to show. From a dead key to a constant whistle you should see the power increase about 50%. So if you dead key 3 watts, with a constant whistle you should see 4.5 watts. |
1861
Member
Username: 1861
Post Number: 96
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 26, 2005 - 1:03 pm: |
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THANKS RACER , ONLY THING I WAS WONDERING ABOUT , WAS THE AMP KEYING 50 AND ONLY SWINGING JUST OVER 100 |
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