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Heavyweight
Member
Username: Heavyweight
Post Number: 69
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 8:13 pm: | 
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Is there a formula as to how you set the dead key to get 100% mod out of your radio?My Grant pep watts is 23 and i have the key set a 2.5 and i still can not hit 100% mod,more like 90%.It has been clipped so i cant understand with i cant get any more mod out of it then i am.Am i messing something? |
Hollowpoint445
Senior Member
Username: Hollowpoint445
Post Number: 1050
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 10:02 pm: |
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4:1 PEP to carrier.
That radio is capable of 100% modulation up to about 5 watts of carrier - WITH the limiter properly adjusted. It doesn't need to be deactivated.
I don't know how you're measuring the modulation, but if it's not with an oscilloscope then you are not going to get an accurate measurement. |
Dirty_harry
New member
Username: Dirty_harry
Post Number: 1
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 1:04 pm: |
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You do not have to do very much to a Grant XL for it to sound good. NPC mods are pretty cool but you don't even have to do that to the XL . I'd put the limiter back together , will mess up the audio on SSB as well )-: I dont know what kind of meter your using ? but chances are your way over 100% modulation with the clip )-: and theres really no such thing. Are you running a amp ? if the 2.5 watt DK is what you want ? with a ballpark 100% modulation you should see about a 10 watt swing with the limiter back in place. You can just let your amp take care of the rest.If no amp is used ? About 5 to 20 ballpark with 100% modulation would be nice . 4 to 1 That's a very well made receiving and transmitting radio that doesn't need to be raped. |
