boys and girls..
since I have a winter vacation, it's time to play in the shack..
I've noticed something that's bugging the poggies out of me. Here goes:
same antenna-- old radios
triton 4 noise level is s-2 s-3
scount noise level s- s-3
argosy noise level s2-s3
Argonaut 509 noise level s-2 s-3
SAME ANTENNA--new radios
Argonaut V s-8 s9
Jupiter S7-S9
Delta II S7-S9
Ah, but you're thinking there is a problem with the triton 4. NO. I have
four of them and they all produce the same noise reading. I have four
scouts, they produce the same noise reading. Four Argosy radios have the
same reading. All of the scouts show the same thing too.
all radios, both old and new can easily hear a 1uV signal.
The jupiter on 15 meter and higher does not show the higher noise level.
Well, hell it's kinda of deaf up on ten meters anyway..
The argonaut V seems to be more prone to the qrn than any of the ten tec
radios I have. In fact, I"ve had to change to a triton 4 to hear a signal
down in the noise that the argonaut V was unable to hear because of the s8
noise level.
Oh yea, it's noise from the antenna and band conditions. into a dummy load
or no antenna, there's no s meter reading.
So, quotes and comments are welcome
Mike Bryce WB8VGE
SunLight Energy Systems
http://www.seslogic.com
http://www.theheathkitshop.com
"Electricity at the speed of light"
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