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Re: KPA-1500 Efficiency As A Function of Input Power

Posted by Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ on Aug 18, 2018; 12:41am
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/KPA-1500-Efficiency-As-A-Function-of-Input-Power-tp7644440p7644476.html

Also on this related thread:

We're way over the posting limit on this one. Let's close this thread for now.

(And, in the future, please voluntarily close long threads well before I happen
to stop by :-)

73,
Eric
/elecraft.com/

On 8/17/2018 5:13 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
> Yes. Electricity cost to generate the RF that earns the revenue is a major
> part of the broadcast station budget.  Not so much for amateurs.  Since FM is
> constant envelope modulation, it makes sense it would have a lower overall
> efficiency.  Even Rush Limbaugh has to take a breath occasionally on AM ... it
> makes no difference on FM. [:-))
>
> 73,

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