Howard,

I suppose 3 DB makes a difference if your signal is right at the
noise floor, but in any other case, it's only a half an S unit, and
not likely to make much difference.

Steve

On Tuesday 8/2/05 23:11 Howard Kaufman wrote:
>I hear that their are times where 3 DB does make a difference, but
>since the cost of the radio is over $100 more, and doubling the power
>supply cost adds another $100 or more, why not put that money towards
>a real amp if that is what you want.  800 watts is 9 DB, and you can
>find that for around $300.
>That's $33 per DB rather than $75 per DB, and a lot more of them to boot.