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Right. Per transistor, and SSB only.

So, 400 watts for the DX500, and 800 for the DX1600.

It’s actually slightly more with the truck running, and less with it off.

I drive the 500 with 12ish watts, and 30ish into the DX1600.

The DX1600 ran like that, with truck running and holding voltage, shows about 900 watts at 100 amps draw...measured with a tone into mic and with a dummy load.

In reality, I could contact anyone I heard on the 500 even just cruising it easy. I feel that sometimes now there are more stations that copy me that I cannot hear.

But, I just wanted a 1600, and had another application for the 500 so I went for it.

[QUOTE="2NC995, post: 729079, member: 6301"] Right. Per transistor, and SSB only. So, 400 watts for the DX500, and 800 for the DX1600. It’s actually slightly more with the truck running, and less with it off. I drive the 500 with 12ish watts, and 30ish into the DX1600. The DX1600 ran like that, with truck running and holding voltage, shows about 900 watts at 100 amps draw...measured with a tone into mic and with a dummy load. In reality, I could contact anyone I heard on the 500 even just cruising it easy. I feel that sometimes now there are more stations that copy me that I cannot hear. But, I just wanted a 1600, and had another application for the 500 so I went for it. [/QUOTE]

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