DX-60 Power

[Harry Vaught]

I picked up a DX-60A a month or so ago, and after many caps & resistors 
and a couple of tubes, it appears to be working.

I'm confused about what sort of power output I should expect.  I've seen 
posts which talk about 100 or 150 ma on voice peaks on the plate current 
meter, but Bill, WC3K (SK) in the preface to his DX-60 audio mods says:

"In the AM mode and no audio input (resting carrier condition), a stock 
DX-60 will show a plate current of about 50 mA and 5 to 8 watts RF 
output. Power output on audio peaks will approach 50 watts but will show 
only slight movement on the plate current meter."

This perfectly describes my DX-60A.  If I modulate beyond 70-80 ma 
peaks, it's distorted in the monitor receiver.  At that point, the 
"Peak" reading on my MFJ tuner is just hitting 50 watts.  I realize this 
isn't true peak, but it's what I've got.

Does anyone know the truth?

Harry, KT4AE
Maryville, Tennessee

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