[Amps] Fw: Good amp to buy /amp notes

[Roger]

Rob Stampfli wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 01, 2010 at 12:50:25AM -0500, Roger wrote:
>   
>> I'll admit I've not seen them all but I've never seen a transmitter 
>> where I couldn't vary the output.
>>     
>
> Take a look at the Kenwood TS-430S, a rig that was marketed as late as
> the mid-1980s:  It has a carrier control, allowing the power level to
> be controlled for CW ops and partially for AM, but the only voice level
> control is the mic gain.  FM is also fixed at about 40W.
>   

You have a point with FM, but I figured the mike gain was all that was 
needed.

73

Roger (K8RI)
> (There were published after-market mods that add a power level control
> to the 430.)
>
> YMMV,
> Rob / KD8WK
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