[BC] AM metering point

[donroden at hiwaay.net]

Applied further, the 4:1 balun on my KT-34 is what "I" consider the  
last transmitter matching device before my antenna, so I will claim  
1500 AT the antenna itself, calculating a -30% drop through the balun...
( no way to measure 200 ohm balanced feed ).

Don R

> This way, my output power measurement is taken AFTER the majority of  
> transmission line and ATU losses, probably giving me at least a 15%  
> power advantage over locating the measuring point right at the main  
> transmitter box. The same would be true with a broadcast system.  
> Measuring the power level at the transmitter side of the ATU would  
> result in a substantial disadvantage, since no tank circuit or  
> matching network is 100% efficient.
>
> Don
>
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