I also question the need for the extra 50 watts. I believe it takes a 3dB
increase to be detectable by the human ear, and about 6 dB to equal one 'S'
unit increase. So, 150 vs 100 watts is mostly marketing/advertising hype
with virtually no benefit to the user - but a slight benefit to the power
company :-).
It takes far less than the 100 watts that is available from my Omni VI/3 to
drive my Heath SB-1000 (a single 3-500) to full power output on any band. I
usually have it "coasting" along at about 50 watts when I use the amp.
At this point If Ten Tec has already designed the output circuitry and power
supply for 100 watts, it may not be a trivial effort to make the increase to
150 watts.
Reid, K7YX
-----Original Message-----
From: Caitlyn Martin [mailto:caitlynmaire@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 8:24 AM
To: Gord Hamilton ve7on
Cc: TenTec@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion
On Sun, 17 Mar 2002 10:43:02 -0800
"Gord Hamilton ve7on" <ghamilto@direct.ca> wrote:
> I feel Ten-Tec is on the right track with their looks and performance
> goals but please make the radio deliver 150 watts to the antenna. If
> the rig is only 100 watts I might buy one. If it is 150 watts I WILL
> buy one.
The 50% increase in power representes all of about 1.4db, or a barely
noticable increase in signal strength. It won't even show up on an
S-meter. Why is the extra 50 watts so important? I really don't get
it.
73,
Caity
KU4QD
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