| > What many DX'ers and contesters like to see in any new high
> performance rig is an RF Power Output Level of 150 Watts or more. At
> this power level, the capability to drive the many grounded grid pair
> of 3-500Z amplifiers as well as homebrew 4-1000A amplifiers 
That's true, but there are good legal limit amps that run full bore all 
day long on 65 watts drive or less.  And there are other advantages 
to having the station run on 13.8VDC with a reasonable current 
requirement.
Lots of ways to skin that particular cat, it seems to me.  
Grant/NQ5T
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