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Most contests use 100 watts as the break point between low pwr and high pwr. So why the 200 w???

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> On 5/7/2014 2:53 AM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
> > James, I agreed with everything up until the 200w PA.
> > What's the reasoning for 200w?  Because Yaesu does it?  Me too?
> > Now days most linears run legal power with just 40w input.
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> 		Exactly.  You gotta offer something
> 		different or you are the same.  Remember the
> 		TS-990 has a 200 watt output, also.
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> 		IT DOES NOT HAVE TO MAKE SENSE... IT ONLY
> 		HAS TO SELL.
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> 		Loads of guys like the idea of a 200 watt
> 		rig.  It does not have to make sense, and
> 		if they think they won't need an amp, or
> 		if they think they will be more manly
> 		with a bigger rig, then ...  get it?
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> > There are a lot of peripherals on the market that were designed for 100w and
> > will fail if hit with 200w.
> > I don't see any benefit in that.
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> 		You are not buy anything, so why vote?
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> 		Now, I am not being rude or snotty, but
> 		simply pointing out that guys like you
> 		are not the driving force in the marketplace
> 		and you won't be buying it anyway, because
> 		it does not fit your operating style or
> 		budget or several other considerations, so
> 		I am directing the rig to other guys with
> 		money to burn, and who might operate differently,
> 		and who might think a 200 watt PA is a good plan.
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> 		Again, not being personal about you in particular,
> 		but simply saying I think the there is a market
> 		for this sort of thing, provided it comes at a
> 		reasonable cost.
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> 		Sheesh... just consider how many guys have purchased
> 		Yaesu rigs with higher power, and how many guys have
> 		purchased a TS-590 with a 200 watt output - now you
> 		would not spend extra for that... but I think a lot
> 		of other guys would.
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> 		An analogy:   I think most of the crap they sell
> 		in the Five and Dime Stores and the Dollar Stores
> 		is cheap crap and a waste of money.  But they
> 		are still in business, so they must be making
> 		money SELLING CHEAP CRAP ... so I the point
> 		is to know your audience ... sell what sells.  It
> 		does not have to make sense... it only has to sell.
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> > But my vote is for the spec to remain 100w and the radio to only be drivable
> > up to that power level.
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> 		That's cool.  But what would sell more radios
> 		at a workable cost for buyer and seller, alike?
> 		That is the magic question!
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> 	No argument with your technology... just thinking TT
> 	could sell more radios if it offers something more or
> 	different at a lower price point - and just ruminating
> 	on how they can do that.    Simply a marketing thing, not
> 	a technical thing, I am talking about.
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