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Here is an updated clip of my radio first going thru a dummy load, then the antenna. You can tell the difference because the right needle ( the SWR ) is flat with no movement and with the antenna is slightly off the flat mark.

I turn up the deadkey from the lowest setting to show how far up it goes, it goes up to a 100 watts. Notice I check deadkey with the meter on average power, this keeps the needle movement steady with little or no influence from background noises. It also makes a faster needle movement easier for tuning because the needle falls fast after you unkey.

You can see the Peak swing with audio modulation is hovering around 200 watts with 50 watts of deadkey. I forgot to show SSB but I adjusted it so the audio peaks are the same.

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[QUOTE="fourstringburn, post: 595739, member: 2920"] Here is an updated clip of my radio first going thru a dummy load, then the antenna. You can tell the difference because the right needle ( the SWR ) is flat with no movement and with the antenna is slightly off the flat mark. I turn up the deadkey from the lowest setting to show how far up it goes, it goes up to a 100 watts. Notice I check deadkey with the meter on average power, this keeps the needle movement steady with little or no influence from background noises. It also makes a faster needle movement easier for tuning because the needle falls fast after you unkey. You can see the Peak swing with audio modulation is hovering around 200 watts with 50 watts of deadkey. I forgot to show SSB but I adjusted it so the audio peaks are the same. [MEDIA=youtube]Gk5uoKXbV4c[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]

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