OK, back on the DX 2547 With a 3-watt dead key.(Now that 3 watts is what the internal meter says) (My old PDC1 Astatic says 2 watts) So I'm not sure which one to really trust. The Astatic has done me right in the past. So I'm going with that I think. Seeing as this radio has been opened and may be tuned. So if I am right the internal meter is a little more then a watt off on it's reading. Plus a lot of people I've talked to that run this amp say that2.5-3 is the sweet spot for the amp. Does this sound right Sonoma?