[TenTec] Orion

[w8au@sssnet.com (w8au@sssnet.com)]

>"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.

Caity wrote:

>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.

The only real value would be in "driving power" for an amplifier.
Some triode amps have less gain than others and need more drive
for max output.

Perry   w8au