Galaxy and linear

If you are on the road locate a good cb shop and see if they can check it for you.

 

I wouldnt let him inside a radio of mine anyways, but can he check radio/ amp setup with a meter for a minimal cost?

 

That meter only reads up to 100 watts.

 

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With the power switch on 100 watts, when you key up and needle registers at 2 , that is 20 watt deadkey.

 

You want a 1:4 ratio of carrier to pep, so if pep wattage is 160watts you ideally want a carrier of 40 watts, since that meter doesnt measure pep wattage you dont know what it is, but 1446 pills are rated at 70 watts so pep is probably 140 watts, thats what I used to see out of a Palomar 225, so if carrier is 20 watts I would leave it alone, amp will last longer with less input from radio.