[TenTec] Orion

[Caitlyn Martin]

On Sun, 17 Mar 2002 10:43:02 -0800
"Gord Hamilton ve7on" <ghamilto at 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