Ok, makes sense, less sensitivity needed, due to band noise. Sounds like it's
legit then. Thanks.
shawn kb1ckt On Saturday, November 25, 2017, 9:01:57 PM EST, Carl Moreschi
<n4py3@earthlink.net> wrote:
When I had my Omni A years ago, 160 was always less sensitive than other
bands. I would say what you are hearing is normal. 160 has lots of
band noise so being a little less sensitive on that band hurts nothing.
Carl Moreschi N4PY
58 Hogwood Rd
Louisburg, NC 27549
www.n4py.com
On 11/25/2017 6:56 PM, Shawn Upton via TenTec wrote:
> Finally added a 135' wire to my Hustler 6BTV so as to see if I could get onto
> 160m. Band seems more quiet than 80m--but that could be a number of factors,
> I guess. One thing I've noticed though is that the RX preselector (aka
> resonate control) uses the same setting as it does on 80m. Is this normal?
> I also noticed that I have to use "lots" of RF gain, more than on 80m--but
> that could be antenna related--but I noticed one eham review that said the
> Omni C had low sensitivity on 160m. Is that normal? I don't think I mind,
> with my setup I don't need extra gain.
> shawn kb1ckt
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