I’m new to SOTA, but have some previous experience with HF radios. I’m also a broke college student without much money to spend on radio equipment. All other systems (battery, resonant antenna) being the same, is the G90 worth the $200 or so more for the increased transmitter power and antenna tuner I probably won’t use?
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In terms of “fun quotient”? No, probably not worth the extra outlay. Of course, if you’re really a starving student, the QRP-Labs QMX or variants offers pretty similar functionality to a G106 for substantially fewer shekels. You’ve already identified the biggest “utility” of the G90 - the inbuilt tuner. If you’re self-disciplined enough to split speaker wire for every band you might want to operate, that advantage disappears 
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