Power Measurement
Amplifier Dealers & Power Output Lies

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% MOD.
DEPTH		 AVERAGE POWER
INCREASE DUE TO
MODULATION		 RATIO OF PEP
TO CARRIER
POWER
M % dB = 10 LOG
(1 + (M2 / 2) )		 RATIO dB = 10 LOG
(1 + M)2		 RATIO
30 %
50 %
70 %
80 %
85 %
90 %
95 %
100 %		 0.19
0.51
0.95
1.21
1.34
1.48
1.62
1.76		 1.05
1.13
1.25
1.32
1.36
1.41
1.45
1.50		 2.3
3.5
4.6
5.1
5.3
5.6
5.8
6.0		 1.7
2.3
2.9
3.2
3.4
3.6
3.8
4.0


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