[TenTec] eagle

[wa3fiy at radioadv.com]

'Couple things,

The difference between 88 watts and 100 watts is about 0.55 db which is slightly less than 
0.1 S unit (using 6db per S unit).   Can anyone hear that difference under anything other than 
lab conditions?   Can anyone hear 0.55 db difference under any conditions?  Probably not.

BUT you say...."I bought a 100 watt transceiver and I want a 100 watt transceiver!"   OK, no 
biggie.   First of all, get a lab standard power meter and dummy load and set everything up.  
Then adjust the two pots (it's two pots in most of the later TT rigs. Not sure about the Eagle 
though) in the radio to calibrate the radio power and alc such that you get exactly 100 watts.  
Not hard.   I've never seen a 100 watt TT radio that would not deliver at least 120 watts or so 
if you coaxed it.  The radio can do it but why do it?

In fact, I generally calibrate my radios so 100 watts indicated is well under 100 watts, 80 to 90 
typically.   I rarely ever operate over 50 watts.  Why?   Because that's all I normally need and 
every thing runs cooler and cleaner.  If I need more, I fire up the amplifier and get about 500+ 
watts with 50 watts drive.

We're not buying a lab instrument...we're buying a radio.  In the case of the Eagle (and most 
other radios I imagine), they do quite well at that task. 

To each his own.  But you can have it spot on if you so choose.


-Lee-
WA3FIY