Holy $h!+skis!!!! 900 in!!!! What mods were done to that thing and 2800 out please tell what has been done and where you sent it? And what tubes your running what Voltage are you running this on 110V 220V??? and I wanted a simple 1000-1500 watt in trade for this new Texas Star 1600 I have for trade maybe Ill sell it and find a 221
If you bastardize your drive waveform enough so it looks like a radar pulse any 2000 DC input amplifier can be made to show 3000 watts on a Bird meter.
Will it be heard any better than the normal 1200 watts out. No except for when you tune off channel.
YAHOO!
900w PEP input is just absolutely insane.... op:
ive used my SB-220 for yrs with a 2pill mobile amp as a driver...on my bird43(NO PEP KIT) i run 250w carrier & forward modulation is around 750w-800w....i have a diawa 101-CL but its pegs out on the 1500w scale on PEP mode, avg mode reads the same ouput as the bird43...
chastise me and criticize me all you want, but ive ran like this for yrs with no issues...
You said your PEP meter was showing around 1500PEAK, thats about normal on a driven SB220, thats where the PS usually craps out.
The other guy said he ran 900 peak. Thats is insane Whats your 2 pill doing???? Maybe 250 peak. Thats still pushing it, But ALOT better than 900.
Back to the SB221. There is no way 2 3-500z's are taking that abuse unless the input is padded to the point of being anemic.