w8ji.tom wrote:
> I've asked the ARRL and others to establish some kind of rating >standard for
> years. It is long overdue. People deserve to know what >they are really
> buying.
Hi Tom.
That is right!! I had a FT-102 with the matching antenna tuner. It was
rated at 1200 watts SSB, but burned it up on 80 with 800 watts and on 20
with 600 watts SSB. It was a real piece of junk. 73
Tom W7WHY
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