I have a factory built unit and your output looks good to me. Very similar. ?Those that tinker trying to get a little bit more out of theirs write up their sad stories here and ask for help. Don’t worry. Be happy.
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On Apr 1, 2025, at 3:40?PM, secondchancesailor via groups.io <jagillaspie@...> wrote:
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I finished my QMX+ kit 2 weeks ago.? I built it for 9V, and held my breath as I powered it up for the first time.? ?Everything seems to work fine, and all bands receive and transmit.? I called CQ a few times on CW and saw typical results on the reverse beacon network.? ?I have also worked some FT8 on various bands.? ?So overall, I feel like it is a successful build.? ?That being said, I do have a question about the power output.? ?Running into a dummy load, I get the output as listed below.? ?Are these figures typical on the higher bands, and if not is there anything I can do to help increase the output to where it should be?
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73, Jim (w8ykg)
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160M? 5 Watts
80M ? ?5 Watts
60M ? ?5 Watts
40M ? ?4 Watts
30M ? ?4 Watts
20M ? ?3.5 Watts
17M ? ?3 Watts
15M ? ?3 Watts
12M ? ?3 Watts
10M ? ?2 Watts
6M? ? ? 1 Watt
David Wilcox K8WPE