I have a question for all contesters...
If someone was designing a stand-alone contest voice keyer, what facilities
would you like it to have ?
Tim, EI8IC
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>From Michael Tope" <W4EF@dellroy.com Sat Feb 3 22:56:10 2001
From: Michael Tope" <W4EF@dellroy.com (Michael Tope)
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Today's Radios
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Hi Bill,
The main advantage of the newer synthesized radios is random
access frequency agility. Unfortunately, this often comes at the
price of higher local oscillator phase noise which can limit close in
dynamic range (seems that it is very hard to build a synthesizer
which tunes in 10 Hz steps and is as clean as a free running PTO).
A neat mod for the C-Line or TS-830 that would make them more
compatible with the modern contesting environment would be to
add band decoders to them so that Trlog, et al could follow the band
switch setting. This would also allow for automatic control of
bandpass filters and the like. I think W8FN did something like this
to his TS-830 back in the late 80's by adding an extra wafer to the
bandswitch (I think he extended the switch shaft thru the back of
the rig). A really adventurous person could even build some
sort of interface that would dump the output from an outboard counter
(or internal counter in the case of the TS-830) into the logging software
thus enabling the use of bandmapping functions available in
TRlog, et al. Kinda like having your cake and eating it too.
Mike, W4EF............................
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From: "Bill Fisher - W4AN" <w4an@contesting.com>
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Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 10:23 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Today's Radios
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>
> Just done with the 160 contest this past weekend at W8JI. Tom has
> gradually upgraded his station to the finest receivers and the
> cleanest transmitters we can find. We had 4 Drake R4C's and 2 T4XC's. On
> the low bands, I will argue that this is still the finest radio you can
> buy.
>
> I've also been trying to find a mint TS-830 for my collection of old
> radios. In the process, I've managed to stock pile 3 of them which didn't
> quite fit my requirements for cosmetics. However, I've been using these
> radios from home and find them to be as good or superior to my FT1000MP.
>
> I've decided that for this year's WPX contest I'm going to shelf the
> FT1000MP's and use two of these 830's. I want to confirm my theory that
> these receivers are as good as anything made today.
>
> Oh, one more comment... I think the little Elecraft K2 is supposed to be
> as fine as any of the expensive radios for receiver performance. This is
> at least what I have been hearing through the grape vine.
>
> At the very least, if you are trying to contest on a tight budget, you
> definately have options. I bought these 830's for around $400.00.
>
> 73
>
> Bill Fisher, W4AN
>
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