[Milsurplus] BC-611 to external antenna

[ersmar at comcast.net]

I'm turning in my sliderule.  


73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Al Klase <al at ar88.net>
> Gene,
> 
> I think you'll find 103.5 volts X 0.035 amps = 3.6225 watts.  That would 
> be an efficiency of about 7%.  Hey, what's a couple of decimal places 
> among friends? :-)
> 
> Al
> 
> ersmar at comcast.net wrote:
> > ......BTW - Does anyone out there in cyberland know what the sensitivity spec 
> is for the BC-611?  Also, TM11-4019 - repair instructions for the BC-611 series 
> - says that the TX output is 255 mW modulated (p 36, table XI) but the B+ batt 
> drain is listed as 35 mA at 103.5 V for appr 36 mW nominal TX power comsumption.  
> Which is right, if either?  I'm preparing a slide presentation for the local 
> radio club on squad radios and I'd like to compare pounds-per-Watt output for 
> these milrads with modern HTs.  Thanks.
> >
> >   
> -- 
> Al Klase - N3FRQ
> Flemington, NJ
> http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/
> 
>