The numbers I gave you are factory numbers, so long as the 4:1 ratio is maintained between DK and PEP. Such as 10w -40w (DK/PEP; 4:1 ratio) on low and 65w-260w (DK/PEP; 4:1 ratio) on high. RMS/average has no evaluation in the alignment process/isn't part of it; so while it may alarm you - it is really nothing more than a red herring.
But if has a NPC/RC mod in it; then look for a wire feeding 13v to the finals and the bias board has the middle post missing, as well as mods near Q54. Those are your tells.That is the only thing I could think of that would cause low power setting to go to full PEP, as sonoma already pointed out first. Check VR14 & 18 for being dirty/defective?
May not have the wire added, i'd check for heat from the AM regulator.
I have read posts from you on another forum, TheRealPorkChop, you understand enough about all of this already, the limiter doesn't need to be removed for this type of "swing" to happen, I don't know the
difference in PPE vs. NPC, but the location is usually the same for the diode/resistor combo. You've spotted the modification already.
Do you want output #'s for a modified radio? You have a test bench and a 'scope right?
You should be able to determine how the radio is performing.
I don't get the question, do you want to know the factory rated output, or performance #'s after a modification? If the latter, I cannot oblidge, too many variables to say "It should swang this much".
We both know, clean output and making the needle swing do not always go hand-in-hand; one man's "nasty swing kit" can be another's asymmetry, if enough care is taken during the modification process. The output can be acceptable I.M.O.
I say opinion because I don't have a spectrum analyzer to test my modified Galaxy on, the output looks nice on the 'scope though..
How about returning the radio to stock, and then an alignment... The #'s should be "by the book" then, & no need for "swang number" guessing games; the YouTube Dosy meter presentations are a real spur to this hobby..
BUT, BUT, LOOK he got
that much swing out of his.
Yeah, but you didn't see a 'scope anywhere in the video did you??
That's because the same modification information can do two things, depends who holds the info.
Sure the needle can swing more, Jokerman is doing that well... But he doesn't know how to set a trigger setting on his 'scope, he wouldn't know what a clean sine-wave looks like if he had to, to save his life he couldn't point one out.
If he does a diode/resistor modification the needle will swing, but it's trash, garbage.
But, give the same info (basic locations and idea) to a capable Technician and he could make a loud, and relatively clean radio....
The great thing about science, is that if you can replicate your results three times, and others can replicate the results, it's no longer a question of "is it possible", the question becomes, "who is capable".
*I'm not saying the modification is spectrally pure*
It depends on who modified the radio, if the mod was performed "correctly", the signal shouldn't become unacceptable by CB standards, in fact quite the contrary. How many loud stations out there in DX-land "base line the negatives" (I like the way that sounds, lol) or distort the waveform and get over-100%, but no longer with a sine wave. (Over-Modulation)
The PPE helps you get above %100 mod, become "louder" and relatively cleanly; In fact, if the Technician was skilled enough, the output shall remain sinusoidal.
I wouldn't have to hear Jokerman's level of "tech work" on the adjacent channels any longer, if only people stopped watching so many crappy YouTube watt meter presentations..
All the Best
-LeapFrog
