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CLEANEST SIGNAL FROM THE AMPLIFIER ON ANY BAND.  THE AMPLIFIER SHOWED
ANOTHER UNEXPECTED ANOMALY.  THE INPUT POWER WAS READING SIGNIFICANTLY LOW
ON THE AMPLIFIERS INPUT POWER METER COMPARED TO THE INPUT POWER MEASURED ON
THE LABS WATTMETER.  FOR EXAMPLE, ON 20 METERS, THE INPUT POWER READ 0R5 W,
WITH AN INPUT POWER OF 5 W MEASURED USING AN EXTERNAL WATTMETER.  THE
AMPLIFIER IS SPECIFIED FOR AN INPUT POWER OF 5 W, SO TO PREVENT DAMAGING
THE AMPLIFIER WITH OVERDRIVE, NOTE THE SETTING OF YOUR TRANSCEIVER, WHICH
PRODUCES A 5 W RF OUTPUT, AND BE SURE NOT TO EXCEED THAT WHILE OPERATING
WITH THIS AMPLIFIER.  WE DID NOT SEE THIS PROBLEM ON THE OTHER AMPLIFIERS
WE TESTED, SO THE UNIT THAT CUSTOMERS RECEIVE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE THIS
PROBLEM, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT CUSTOMERS SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR.  IT MIGHT
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