[1000mp] FT-1000MP Typical Maximum Power?

[Pete Smith]

At 12:53 AM 12/29/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Why would you want to drive the rig over 100 watts?  It only takes 25 to 50
>watts to drive a decent amplifier.

Couple of reasons.  2X 3-500Z and 3CX1200 amplifiers need >100 watts for
full legal output.  In single-op 2 radio setups, you may need to compensate
for the insertion loss of band-pass filters. 

73, Pete N4ZR

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