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Re: [CQ-Contest] What rig to choose for a one-time fieldday MM setup?

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] What rig to choose for a one-time fieldday MM setup?
From: Steve London <n2icarrl@gmail.com>
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Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2013 07:48:37 -0700
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Yes, the TS-590 was a very worthless radio on 10 meters in CQWW CW last weekend:

N2IC    1560    33      125     24      670,394 

#2 claimed score in USA. Highest QSO total of any USA.

And in CQWW SSB:

http://www.3830scores.com/showrumor.php?arg=u9aHzOfcivmmR

#1 claimed score in USA. 1698 QSO's on 10 meters.

Something is seriously broken on the TS-590 that you used.

73,
Steve, N2IC

On 12/01/2013 05:45 AM, Steef wrote:
The TS590 is "as bad as they come", on the "up conversion" bands.
I have used it in the CQ WW multi radio environment on 10 while extreem 
conditions on 10 (2011?) and it is useless! No way you can make out even one 
station on a complete 10 meter band. Just one big noise.
Powerspikes 200 w+ on begin transmission!
PEP of 10 watt Max in SSB.

I would not even consider this radio.
Unlike a "EK3" ( K3 Extra Kaal zelf bouw ;-)

An EK is the best P.P. ratio possible.

73

Steef

Op 1 dec. 2013 om 11:25 heeft "PA5MW, Mark"<pa5mw@home.nl>  het volgende 
geschreven:

Exactly!
Thank you Chet.

Based on  real live experience feedback here and to my personal mail:

1) K3
2) TS590
3) TT Eagle

That seems about the list to choose from.
All three have pos and very few neg issues.

73 Mark, PA5MW


On 1-12-2013 3:45, chetmoore wrote:
The 850S does appear to be a great radio but In this case I don't think your
recommendation would be particularly helpful.
He needs 12 or 13 of what ever radio he purchases.  If one 850s would be
difficult, finding
13 of them would seem to me to be 13 times as difficult.

chet

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