Anytone 5555n wattage

[darklife]

I can't help but think when I look at my radio and the meter can measure up to 80+ watts yet the PEP of SSB is 30 almost
right to the exact number when testing on my scope and proper watt meter into a dummy load.
I've seen a few people on youtube that have the same radio and somehow are pushing 40-50 out of it so I can't help
but be curious how that is?
My only guess is that their radios are measuring some reflected power considering my SWR is barely measurable on the rig,
Anyway so I was wondering if anyone has tried some "upgrades" to these radios and what they are capable of without
blowing up after talking through one for more than 20 seconds.
Of course antennas are most important for communication distance but these guys I've been seeing lately either
adjusted their meter calibration to show higher power or have a trick up their sleeve.

 

[undertaker]

They will do about 60 out of the box. They will not do 80…and they don’t need upgrades..

 

[Back_Crick_Hobbies]

what proper watt meter are you using? does it have a powered peak circuit?

 

[nomadradio]

A great many so-called "passive" peak-reading meters will read higher on AM than on sideband, even when a 'scope display shows the actual peaks to be more or less equal.

Turning up the AM modulation limit will increase the radio's peak power. Not a good idea for SSB. AM audio quality will tolerate some measure of overmodulation before it sounds bad. An overdriven sideband signal doesn't get "loud", it just gets muddy. And there is the risk of overheating the final transistor.

But that's the tossup. Is it the radio? Or is it the wattmeter?

Or is it both?

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