"Peter H." wrote in message
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Even with 100% sine wave modulation it consumes 'only' about 87 kW from
the AC
line. Power consumption during normal programming is less than that.


Indeed ... hence the not insignificant popularity of the DX-50 or 3DX-50.

IMO, the Nautel sounds better.

Mine too. Had the opportunity to choose a few years ago for a new AM, and
went with a Nautel 100 kw with a 30 kw aux. Defintely a better sound.