Hi,

I have a Kenwood TS2000 and I get between 104 and 110 wats out with ssb.  Cw
also puts out 110 wats on 75 meters.  One of the reasons that I picked the
2000 was that I liked how the rig sounded.  The older rigs just can't
compare to the audio that I can transmit from my TS2000 with the exception
of the old 100V.  I like the newer digital rigs both transmit and receive!

73

Bob Tinney, [log in to unmask], K8LR
The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist
is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.
--Mark Twain

----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: output


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