Hi, folks.

I know, I know, it's just the professor in me, but this output power issue 
I've been dealing with is intellectually interesting, if nothing else.  I 
fully realize that 20 watts either way isn't going to make a difference in 
terms of who hears me, how well they hear me, etc., but I have to report on 
my latest set of output power readings this morning.

First of all, When I use my Astron RS35 power supply, and take output power 
readings with the watt meter on the TS590, things now seem to be pretty 
stable at 100 watts output on either a resonant frequency for one of my 
antennas, or when using the TS590 auto-tuner.  Obviously, the resonant 
frequency readings are going to be the  most revealing, so those are the 
ones I have the most faith in.

What I still don't understand is why my LDG TW1 seems to be about 20 watts 
off with its output power readings.  For now, I'm going to go with the 
readings the radio gives me, since the rig is what needs to be kept happy.

Between Mike Duke  and Steve Forst, I do have some good instructions if I 
ever want to tweak the output voltage on the Astron RS35, but I think I'll 
hold off on doing that for a while until I see if things remain as stable as 
they are right now.

Thanks to all for your your continued interest in, and help with this issue.

73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ