Hi.
Sounds like it has more to do with the way that they are shaping the audio
than the actual power output. I wonder if one injects a steady audio tone
into each radio, if one gets the same power out? If the newer radios are
doing less processing of the audio, that would make the apparent power
output go down. But, an injected audio tone should give about the same
results on both. I also wonder if brand of radio makes a difference--I
haven't noticed this phenomenon with my Icom IC-706--it seems to make just
as many contacts as my faithful old Kenwood TS-690S, although I think the
receiver in the Kenwood beats the pants off the Icom.
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 03:47 PM 2/13/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>I'll be honest, like I said, my 940, first try I'd get a station every time
>comfortably, I can set the 570 how ever I want, it's limited so I can't
>over drive it, but honestly, those contacts that used to be 1 try and I had
>them, now I usually need 2 or 3 tries some times more, and I noticed that
>before too, with my old TS-440 against my 570 and the 450 I used to have,
>same thing the older radio would get the contact first try more often then
>not and the newer one, some times it would but usually it was just no there.
>Funny thing is, the signal reports when I make the contacts are the same but
>there's just some characteristic that makes a noticeable difference and I
>know some one who favors tube equipment, same reason he's had a lot of
>radios and the older they are, the more fun he has and more real contacts he
>makes fastest with the same power output.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 3:37 PM
>Subject: Re: output
>
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > That is disappointing. Maybe I will hang onto my old equipment after
> > all. Being that I live on a small city lot with limited space for
> > antennas, I don't need to handicap myself further by reducing power output
> > as well. Then, again, maybe I should look at the 200 watt version of the
> > TS480. I might get something approaching the output that I would get on
> > an
> > older 100 watt radio.
> >
> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> > At 02:50 PM 2/13/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> >>You can do what was suggested here but honestly, I find the older radios
> >>have a lot more punch no matter what you do, then do the newer radios.
> >>Even
> >>my 940 had more then the 570 and it's just the way they're made it just
> >>doesn't have it
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 2:38 PM
> >>Subject: Re: output
> >>
> >>
> >> > Hi.
> >> >
> >> > Have you checked to see if increasing mic gain brings the power up.
> >> > Your
> >> > mic may simply be under-driving that radio. If your mic gain is full
> >> > up,
> >> > and you still aren't getting a lot of output, you might want to try a
> >> > different mic. If you still aren't getting a lot of output, I would
> >> > question whether or not there is a problem with the radio.
> >> >
> >> > 73, de Lou K2LKK
> >> >
> >> > At 12:50 PM 2/13/2005 -0600, you wrote:
> >> >>Noticed a disturbing thing this morning. Compared the tune out put
> >> >>with
> >> >>the ssb out put on my ts-480. It seemed a lot lower on SSB. So I made
> >> >>the
> >> >>same test using the Omni d. Same marks if not a bit lower on the Omni,
> >> >>but
> >> >>much higher on SSB using the Omni. Is this a charictoristic of newer
> >> >>radios to make cleaner audio? I don't know the difference in watts,
> >> >>just
> >> >>listening on my tuning oscellator. I figure running 100 watts, you
> >> >>need
> >> >>every watt you can get on phone. This is my first modern radio.
> >> >>Well
> >> >>actually I have had modern radios before, but modern then is thirty
> >> >>years
> >> >>ago now.
> >> >
> >> > Louis Kim Kline
> >> > A.R.S. K2LKK
> >> > Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >> > Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >> > Work Telephone: (585) 697-5753
> >> >
> >
> > Louis Kim Kline
> > A.R.S. K2LKK
> > Home e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > Work e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > Work Telephone: (585) 697-5753
> >
Louis Kim Kline
A.R.S. K2LKK
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