Thanks for your response Russ. Since I think you were the only person (I
think) to reply to the reflector I will reply here also. Your response
seems to be the consensus of the several replies I received. Good info to
know. I was pretty much expecting to run the transverter for the extra
drive power for the amp, but if the SDR RX was superior on 6, I would have
gone that route. My SDR-1000 should be here Friday and while I primarily
purchased it to try some of the new weak signal DSP applications for EME, I
am hoping that this IF strip will exceed the capabilities of my current
756PRO's. Strong signal and NB issues are a weakness in the 756PRO on 6
meters. I used to run a TS-830 + DEMI transverter, but switched to the
PROs for all the extra features they offered, but I had to accept those two
limitations.
That isn't to say that the 756PRO is trash. The noise blanker is good, but
doesn't compare to a rig with an excellent blanker. The PRO does not deal
well with multiple 20db +S9 signals especially when using dual watch.
Unfortunately, this is common in band openings or when K6MYC is your
neighbor. Not ready to part with my two PROs yet though.
If I forgot to respond privately to any direct responses, thank you for
your input.
At 03:00 PM 2/23/2008 +0000, kb8u vhf wrote:
>The SDR1000 has a LOT of birdies on 6m, especially near 50Mhz. It is also
>not terribly sensitive so I'd reccommend using a transverter if you have
>one available.
>
>-Russ KB8U
> > Message: 3> Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:47:40 -0800> From:
> kr7o@vhfdx.com> Subject: [VHFcontesting] SDR1000 vs 6m xvtr> To:
> vhfcontesting@contesting.com,vhf@w6yx.stanford.edu> Message-ID:>
> <5.1.0.14.2.20080219124209.029c3d78@mail2.mydomainwebhost.com>>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed> > I am
> curious if anyone has done any comparisons of the built-in 6m >
> capability of the SDR1000 vs the SDR1000 as an IF for a DEMI or SSB 6m >
> transverter. I am particularly interested in strong signal handling and >
> dynamic range. Should have an SDR1000 in a couple weeks. Is it worth >
> having the external hardware? Curious to see how it performs for EME >
> and >60db over S9 signals. I already have a DEMI xvtr on hand.> > > > 73,
> Robert KR7O/YB2ARO, DM07ba/OI52ee (ex. N7STU)> kr7o@vhfdx.com> >
> www.vhfdx.com (KR7O/YB2ARO homepages)> >
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