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"You are spending a lot of cash to gain 1/2 an S-unit not to mention the output will be cleaner just from the TS-480 but that's your business until it starts to splatter."

Actually, the difference between 100 Watts and 400 watts is 6 dB, which equates to a full S-unit. Seems kinda silly to maintain the idea that going from 100 watts to 400 watts simply isn't worth it. Obviously, it depends on what situation a person is in. There have been many times when I am right at the noise level with 100 watts, but would have been perfectly readable with 400. And when a person has done all that they can do with their antenna and feed (like I have), which is the right order in which to do things, then the next logical step is to bump up the output, at least a bit. And in my view, 6 dB gain is 6 dB gain better than 0 dB gain. Fair enough?

But I do appreciate the opinion. 73's...

<blockquote data-quote="Bushmaster" data-source="post: 282602" data-attributes="member: 1589">Quote:&quot;You are spending a lot of cash to gain 1/2 an S-unit not to mention the output will be cleaner just from the TS-480 but that&#039;s your business until it starts to splatter.&quot;Actually, the difference between 100 Watts and 400 watts is 6 dB, which equates to a full S-unit. Seems kinda silly to maintain the idea that going from 100 watts to 400 watts simply isn&#039;t worth it. Obviously, it depends on what situation a person is in. There have been many times when I am right at the noise level with 100 watts, but would have been perfectly readable with 400. And when a person has done all that they can do with their antenna and feed (like I have), which is the right order in which to do things, then the next logical step is to bump up the output, at least a bit. And in my view, 6 dB gain is 6 dB gain better than 0 dB gain. Fair enough?But I do appreciate the opinion. 73&#039;s...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bushmaster, post: 282602, member: 1589"] Quote: "You are spending a lot of cash to gain 1/2 an S-unit not to mention the output will be cleaner just from the TS-480 but that's your business until it starts to splatter." Actually, the difference between 100 Watts and 400 watts is 6 dB, which equates to a full S-unit. Seems kinda silly to maintain the idea that going from 100 watts to 400 watts simply isn't worth it. Obviously, it depends on what situation a person is in. There have been many times when I am right at the noise level with 100 watts, but would have been perfectly readable with 400. And when a person has done all that they can do with their antenna and feed (like I have), which is the right order in which to do things, then the next logical step is to bump up the output, at least a bit. And in my view, 6 dB gain is 6 dB gain better than 0 dB gain. Fair enough? But I do appreciate the opinion. 73's... [/QUOTE]

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