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That's pretty much always the case. People just assume the model number is the power output, but it almost never is.

It's just another version of the same sales BS that's been around forever. Think of all the inflated ratings of 70's-80's audio gear, or the way antenna manufacturers rate gain in dBi instead of dBd (which it should be).
Bigger number = more sales.

A proper PEP reading watt meter such as a Bird, or at an absolute minimum a Daiwa, is the only way to know for sure what an amp is putting out. It also needs to be feeding a good dummy load, not an antenna, when the reading is taken.
Generally, if you're not overdriving the amp, you'll get about 65 to 75% of what the "model number" implies. So a "Boomer 200" for example will give you about 140 clean watts.

<blockquote data-quote="BC Coyote" data-source="post: 837384" data-attributes="member: 66242">That&#039;s pretty much always the case.&nbsp; People just assume the model number is the power output, but it almost never is.&nbsp;&nbsp; It&#039;s just another version of the same sales BS that&#039;s been around forever.&nbsp; Think of all the inflated ratings of 70&#039;s-80&#039;s audio gear, or the way antenna manufacturers rate gain in dBi instead of dBd (which it should be). Bigger number = more sales.A proper PEP reading watt meter such as a Bird, or at an absolute minimum a Daiwa, is the only way to know for sure what an amp is putting out.&nbsp; It also needs to be feeding a good dummy load, not an antenna, when the reading is taken.Generally, if you&#039;re not overdriving the amp, you&#039;ll get about 65 to 75% of what the &quot;model number&quot; implies.&nbsp; So a &quot;Boomer 200&quot; for example will give you about 140 clean watts.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BC Coyote, post: 837384, member: 66242"] That's pretty much always the case. People just assume the model number is the power output, but it almost never is. It's just another version of the same sales BS that's been around forever. Think of all the inflated ratings of 70's-80's audio gear, or the way antenna manufacturers rate gain in dBi instead of dBd (which it should be). Bigger number = more sales. A proper PEP reading watt meter such as a Bird, or at an absolute minimum a Daiwa, is the only way to know for sure what an amp is putting out. It also needs to be feeding a good dummy load, not an antenna, when the reading is taken. Generally, if you're not overdriving the amp, you'll get about 65 to 75% of what the "model number" implies. So a "Boomer 200" for example will give you about 140 clean watts. [/QUOTE]

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