Hi Mike --- I fully sympathize with your point in your position. I
agree the rig should be as advertised.
As I wrestle with the issue, myself – considering the tolerance issues
and the fact that meters don't really show full power necessarily, ...
I'm wondering how do you (i.e., we) know you (we) are only getting 85
W out when it is set for 100 W out ? If our meters are not fully
accurate, how do we know we are not getting something like 95 – 100 W
out when our meters say 85 – 90 W with a 10% accuracy swing?
I'm not picking a fight and I'm not doubting you – I'm only wondering
how you reached the conclusion you are not getting 100 W as advertised.
How did you test your rig to demonstrate you are not really getting
the full output?
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Happy Trails.
======================= Richards / K8JHR =========================
On 4/1/2011 8:02 PM, Mike Bryce wrote:
> I'll keep this short as two thumb typing is hard to do.
>
> I understand the electronic aspect of it as well as the tolerance and
> logarithm of real power in the real world.
>
> Please, please, please understand I KNOW that no one on the other end will
> know the difference.
>
> But, I paid almost $3000 for a radio that displays on the front panel 100
> watts output when the real power into a dummy load @13.9 volts @ the radio
> power connection I have 76 watts on 20 meters out of the box brand spanking
> new.
>
> This is NOT a 'simple adjustment-- no one will notice' problem.
>
> No one, not me, not you, should pay three grand and then need to crack the
> case open to adjust anything.
>
> This is not a 'no one can tell the difference problem,' this is a quality
> control problem.
>
> If the display on my brand new $3k Omni 7 says 100 watts, then by god the
> power output should be "close."
>
> 85 watts is fine, but the display should reflect the rf output of 85 watts
> (not lab gear, I know)
>
>
> With sore thumbs,
>
> Mike
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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