Dave, G3YMC wrote: "Certainly mine produces 18W on Top Band and 10.5W on 10m with no tweakings required." ========== I tuned my K2 (#2622) into a 50-ohm dummy load and get the following output: 160 = 13.8 watts 80 thru 12 >15 watts 10 = 13.5 watts Nothing special was done to try to increase the output I guess all K2s are not created equal. 73, de Earl, K6SE 72 countries with K2 #2622 and counting.....