Re: [CQ-Contest] Best 100 watt SSB contesting radios

[Trent Sampson <vk4ts@outlook.com>]

Hi John, 

It is a tough call but Kenwoods have good bang for buck - The TS590s has been a 
great performer and simple - another series worth considering is the Yaesu 
FT920 FT950 FT1200 even the older FT1000MP - they are simple rigs to use - have 
great audio and those together in the 47th hour of a 48-hour event make them 
worth considering.

But in reality, running a 100w rig flat out for 48 hours is not good for the 
rig, I speak from experience 😊 

Find a 200watter and run it throttled back or buy an amplifier - I prefer the 
second option so the 100W rig is only sitting on 20~40 watts 

Have fun and hope to hear you on the bands 

73 

Trent 
VK4TS one of the VK4KW team



-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of John Geiger
Sent: Monday, 19 November 2018 10:15 AM
To: CQ Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Best 100 watt SSB contesting radios

I have been playing around a little in the SSB Sweepstakes this weekend, and 
was again reminded of how CW contesting is much easier when you have a limited 
station.  I am in the market for another radio, and wonder if any current or 
recent 100 watt radios seem to have an edge in SSB contesting due to there 
audio?  Are their certain radios that just have better "contesting audio", 
where they cut through the QRM and noise better?

I am currently using a Yaesu FT100D HF/VHF/UHF mobile type rig.  Do these 
mobile type radios tend to have weaker or thinner audio compared to base type 
rigs?

73 John AF5CC
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