re power signal surges in home in article r jmoinn mb rave larc nasa gov kludge grissom larc nasa gov scott dorsey writes in article drand apr spinner osf org drand spinner osf org douglas s rand writes in article randall woof randall informix com randall rhea writes hams can legally run up to watts it is very unlikely however that a ham would be running that kind of power from a car ham rigs not possible either you d need about a amp alternator for just the amplifier i can just see it you need to slow down on a downgrade so you hit the push to talk button now that indeed is possible a good friend of mine is running about kw pep from his car yes he does have a second alternator yes he calls the rig an electronic brake since the engine noticeably slows when the key is down it has been a while since i knew the electronics of ham radio but i seem to remember that pep is actually x the real power which makes kw pep actually around w or was it x i disremember effective transmitted power is also odd in that it takes into account antenna height and geometry which is why a tv station with a kw klystron might advertise a megawatt if their antenna is on the top of the cn tower this is like sears hp though real watts still isn t impossible about a with a v alternator less if the alternator produces higher voltages it s only three horsepower taking into account inefficiencies you ll feel it when you hit the key but not too much chris lewis clewis ferret ocunix on ca phone canada psroff info psroff request ferret ocunix on ca ferret list ferret request ferret ocunix on ca
