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If you are taking about power consumption verses R.F. power out it becomes a lot more difficult. You have peak power occuring at certain points and zero power at others.

200 watts of amp input power can yield 400 watts P.E.P. any day without serious distortion. Distort the waveform and peak power levels can approach that of pulse ratings where 200 watts input can give over 1000 watts peak out. This is what is done in radar. The peaks are very short and average power low.

You have to consider the waveform.

This is how one can squeeze a lot of power from a small amplification device. Yes, it can be done but it will be quite distorted.

[QUOTE="HiDef, post: 155570, member: 7734"] If you are taking about power consumption verses R.F. power out it becomes a lot more difficult. You have peak power occuring at certain points and zero power at others. 200 watts of amp input power can yield 400 watts P.E.P. any day without serious distortion. Distort the waveform and peak power levels can approach that of pulse ratings where 200 watts input can give over 1000 watts peak out. This is what is done in radar. The peaks are very short and average power low. You have to consider the waveform. This is how one can squeeze a lot of power from a small amplification device. Yes, it can be done but it will be quite distorted. [/QUOTE]

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