[chirp_devel] VX-7r: power levels for 1.25m band

[David Griffith]

On Wed, 9 May 2012, Dan Smith wrote:

>> I haven't applied it yet because I want to acquire a wattmeter so I'm not
>> flying blind.  Do you have any idea why Yaesu limited 1.25m to such low
>> power?
>
> Yeah, because there isn't a dedicated 220 PA in there, and so they're
> just driving the regular VHF PA real hard off to one side. The VX8 does
> the same thing, but defaults to letting you run more power. An optimist
> might say that the RF bits between the two radios are similar and thus
> it's okay on the VX7. However, it's already kinda working out of spec
> and driving it harder is asking for trouble, IMHO.

The consensus seems to be that 1 watt is the ideal level to push it to. 
What could happen if I push it any more?

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David Griffith
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