Re: [TenTec] Scads of used Icom IC-7300

[Carl Moreschi <n4py3@earthlink.net>]

The clip point on my Flex 6500 is S9+80 DB.  That's +7 dbm.  If it were 
to happen that I had signal overload, I would put the 20 db attenuator on.
Carl Moreschi N4PY
58 Hogwood Rd
Louisburg, NC 27549
www.n4py.com

On 9/10/2016 2:28 PM, Gary J FollettDukes HiFi wrote:
> What happens if a signal that is 140 dB above the noise floor comes along, a 
> condition quite common in Europe?
>
> Have you tested for this condition?
>
> Regards and 73,
>
> Gary
>
> W0DVN
>
> PS: I think that the rather nice Flex 6500 does have pretty good bandpass 
> filtering before the A to D to help its performance in regards to strong 
> out-of-band signals. I think that is where the 7300 comes up short and is why 
> Icom recommends a preselector.
>
>
> > On Sep 10, 2016, at 1:17 PM, Barry N1EU<barry.n1eu@gmail.com>  wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 4:20 PM, Gary J FollettDukes HiFi<
> > dukeshifi@comcast.net>  wrote:
> >
> > > I stand by my previous statement that you COULD produce an exceptional DSP
> > > receiver, one that would blow the socks off any heterodyne receiver, if you
> > > used 24 bit data and a tracking preselector to limit the impact of strong
> > > out-of-band signals.
> > The 16-bit ADC front ends of both my ANAN-100D and Flex 6500 were the equal
> > of any heterodyne receiver, or at least my Orion II and K3s.  16 bits are
> > enough.  And I'm talking tough contest conditions on bands filled with huge
> > signals.
> >
> > 73, Barry N1EU
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