>
>Rich, why should the receiver only be tuned to a 3.7khz offset?
Because you want to be able to see the 3rd order, 5th order products and
very little of the fundamental. . If the offset is more you will not
see what you are looking for. .
>What about
>the rest of the band? Also, what is generally accepted as an adequate signal
>to splatter ratio?
>
minus 32db is ok. TS-830Ss typically do around minus 38db.
>........ I guess I can run a
>test with voice but it just seems so subjective and would be hard to show
>the results to anyone at the Icom factory in case I decide to send the
>exciter in for a tune up.
>
IMD products are pretty much fixed if the RF output unit has the
specified idling current.
>
cheers, Dave
- Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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