Bushwacker's use of "average peak power" also makes sense. If you take 100 samples of modulated peak power over a 10 second period, with and without a compressor, the compressor will produce a higher average peak power result. Again, the term "average" is not being used with respect to the actual value of maximum PEP power. It it used with respect to time and how the normal speech is held closer to the maximum value over that course of time. Be it due to meter design or true average talk power increase with the use of a compressor.