If you have a good 50-ohm dummy load connected, the SWR should be 1.? Do you have a well-matched antenna to verify the SWR changes with frequency from the low end of the band to the high end?? At this stage, you do not want to transmit into a worse than 2:1 SWR.
If transmitting into a dummy load, try increasing the drive by 10% increments to see if the power goes up.? Monitor the current draw during transmission.? I would not go above 15 watts.? This is best verified with an external power meter.
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Evan
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