RE: [amsat-bb] re: FM Sat Channel Spaceing 15 vrs 25k

["David Barber" <david.barber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Icom 910 I believe!!!!

5w - 75w


>I still want to know where you keep finding this mythical 50W UHF FM 
>modern radio, Bob.  :-)  (Poke, poke...) 

>Most manufacturer's are building them 35W or less on the dual-banders 
>these days and have been for a decade... an FT-857 will only do 20W on 
>UHF, for example.

>It doesn't make a huge difference to your argument -- I just giggle 
>every time I see you say there are 50W FM UHF radios readily available. 

>I think the era of new 50W FM UHF radios is over, with the manufacturers 
>going to the cheap and dirty trick of using the VHF PA at UHF 
>frequencies, and de-rating it to deal with inefficiency and heat.

>Nate WY0X
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