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

[Dan Smith]

> 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?

I imagine that the simplest answer is that you're turning up the gain to
try to get more power out, and thus closer to the potential thermal
overload point. I expect that any overhead they have in the thermal
domain is not utilized because they wouldn't pass FCC type certification
due to distortion or other noise products. Obviously if the hardware
could do it without burning up or distorting the output, they would have
set that as the default. Since their only competitor on 220 is a full
five-watt handheld from Kenwood, I can't imagine they limited the output
for anything other than a Good Reason(tm) :)

-- 
Dan Smith
www.danplanet.com
KK7DS

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