Greetings Ed!   
      
    RW>> Right. I have a Bird Wattmeter using a 25watt HF slug, my   
    RW>> HR2510 shows no RF output while keying the mic in SSB mode. AM   
    RW>> or CW OTH, will show 10 watts into a dummy load (i.e. 1:1 SWR).   
      
    EV> I had to see what a HR2510 was, I thought it was a Radio made by   
    EV> Regency as my HR-2 is, but no, it's made by Unidin(sp?).   
    EV> -snip-   
      
   Uniden President series, and I have two of them. One in the truck and one   
   in the shack.   
      
    RW>> Or a field strength meter. to show any RF that may be there.   
    RW>> Key the mic and then go outside and sweep the area around your   
    RW>> 20M vee. Then key your 520 in CW mode and see what you get.   
    RW>> Better yet, try touching your inverted Vee at the place where   
    RW>> RF current is supposed to be highest. You should get a kick out   
    RW>> of that.   
      
    EV> And RF Current is Max at the Center Insulator of my 20M Inverted Vee   
    EV> that is just below my Gable Roof, Right?   
      
   A half-wave dipole schematic shows current max at the center of each leg   
   with a dip at the feed point. Or is that voltage?   
      
    EV> If that is correct I'd have to Key the Mike and Climb a Ladder to   
    EV> test that out, I Don't Think So, I'd have a Unmodulated SSB Signal on   
    EV> 20M for several minutes if I could do that test.   
      
   I've done that into a dummy load that shows nill at the wattmeter,   
   meaning that you would not have a signal on 20m unless you modulated the   
   radio.   
      
    EV> I can't do it anyway since the Co-Ax feed line isn't running from the   
    EV> Attic to the Basement where I could do it.   
      
   You could put a watt meter inline, either at the radio or the antenna.   
      
    EV> And before You Ask why not bring the 520 upstairs to do the test,   
    EV> Nope! -snip-   
      
   Why would you suggest that? I'd never do it either.   
      
    RW>> I just did a test of what I meant and my tests show this to be   
    RW>> true.   
      
    EV> Thanks for doing the test.   
    EV> That's suprising to me, of course your test was using a 25W MAX XCVR   
    EV> and I only have the Kenwood 520 to try here.   
      
   Remember that my previous statement was when I was using a 3w AM output to   
   the antenna that burned me. 25w would give me more of a burn and I'm sure   
   that your modulated SSB 520 could put out 100w, if you whistled. 8^)   
      
      
       Have a day!   
      
            R\%/itt - K5RXT   
      
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