[mikethedruid]

I just looked at the schematic for this particular radio. As with others I have seen, the candohm is used to generate various bias voltages for different parts of the circuit. As such, the additional current drain caused by this will be so small that by using the method I described above, using double the indicated wattage or better for a safety margin, one should run into no real problem. It is the method I have used successfully in the past.