I'm ignorant on why a built in driver isn't a good idea.
That's correct. The 667 was designed to be run with the single final radios of the past. With a dual final radio even if it is set at 1 to 2 watts dk it will easily swing into overdrive. The driver stage in the 667 is also prone to self oscillation.
Make sure that if anyone gets a TS 500 and plans to run an export on it, don't get a V model. High amounts of PEP wattage will burn out the variable pot. Get the 4 button version instead. I've had better than a dozen of the TS 500V's come across my bench in the last 6-8 months with burned out variable pots because the owners were running an export radio into them.
~Cheers~
Make sure that if anyone gets a TS 500 and plans to run an export on it, don't get a V model. High amounts of PEP wattage will burn out the variable pot. Get the 4 button version instead. I've had better than a dozen of the TS 500V's come across my bench in the last 6-8 months with burned out variable pots because the owners were running an export radio into them.
~Cheers~
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