On Tue, 29 Aug 2000 vtuff59795@... wrote:
Well, I guess initially there will be a price premium because the rig will be
new but it SHOULD be cheaper than the FT-100............ let's wait and see.
Vic:
Not necessarily. If they do this rig right, they're not only packing a
lot into small radio, but also doing some considerable work to keep the
power consumption low. After all, it doesn't make a lot of sence to have a
5W portable rig that draws 1A on receive. So far I haven't seen any
preliminary specs on power consumption, but it would certainly be worth
extra bucks to me if it was pretty low. What I mean by low is anything
under 100ma on receive and down near 50ma would be real nice. Also, we
certainly don't want a heavy TX power load either. If they do it right, it
will take some work. I frankly think that this is the area where we should
focus feedback to Yaesu. I mean if I need to carry a car battery around
with me, I may as well have a 100w rig! Anyone hear anything on power load
yet?
Chuck - N8DNX
