Hi all.....
Well I feel a strong need for the narrow IF filters on SSB.
The recent bedlam during CQWW SSB this past week is an
excellent case in point. I had to switch from my Pegasus to my
Corsair, with extra narrow filters, to get anywhere at all in that 'test.
Normally though, I like clarity as much as the next guy.
73 de Gary, AA2IZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Hyder -N4NT-" <N4NT@charter.net>
To: "Scanandoah, Alan" <ascanand@harris.com>
Cc: "Ten-Tec Reflector" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Receivability
> Hi, Al--
>
> I find the same thing on CW. Audio with very low distortion makes my ears
> better able to sort things out. For that reason, I prefer the older
radios
> like the Triton, old Omni's and 580 Delta to newer ones. I even like
using
> those older rigs better than my Corsair II. In addition, I can listen to
> one of the older rigs for hours without becoming tired.
>
> But I have not owned an Omni V or VI, so my comparisons are only with a
> couple of Japanese rigs. I did listen to a friend's Omni V and thought it
> had good audio, but I've never even seen an Omni VI.
>
> Based on my experiences over the years, I find that the clarity of the
audio
> is more important to me than the selectivity of the radio is. Apparently
> many folks feel they need very narrow filters but I usually prefer to use
> just the audio CW filters in the rigs.
>
> 73, Mike N4NT
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scanandoah, Alan" <ascanand@harris.com>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 9:25 AM
> Subject: [TenTec] Receivability
>
>
> Over the weekend, I handed out a few random points for CQWW. Not being
much
> of
> an SSB op, I found the wall-to-wall cacophony to be difficult to deal
with.
>
> This prompted me to do some A/B checks to see if one rig could hear better
> than
> another; I compared my Omni V to my Omni A. Surprisingly, even though the
> Omni
> A is lacking in the IF selectivity department, I found it much easier to
> pick
> out signals. The overall product at the speaker just seemed to be much
more
> readable.
>
> Has anyone else had similar experiences?
>
> 73 - Al, K2ZN
>
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