The TS-990 is a 200 watt radio versus 100 watts for the Flex. The TS-990 has a built-in power supply - this is where MOST of the weight comes from. If Flex built a 200 watt radio and provided a built-in power supply, I guess it would weigh in very close to that.
73 John, C91J On 23 May 2012, at 7:02 AM, Ron Kolarik wrote: In case you missed it in the flurry of Flex 6K activity, Kenwood TS-990 weighs 57 pounds and price is between $6 and $10K.....fall delivery and it's not a finished product yet. Darn thing weighs almost as much as some of my BA's. Ron K0IDT _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
