Jeez, have I stirred up a "religeous" outburst with this one!!!
Didn't mean to pee on the dogma of the T-Ters....I really like
the stuff... :) :) :)
Kinda like criticizing another man's wife, I suppose....(nah, that's
nowhere near a volatile as their radios....forgot!)
Ya'll relax now,
Walt
On 15 Apr 1999 15:16:07 -0500 rohre <rohre@arlut.utexas.edu> wrote:
> The reason folks were impressed at the time, is that filter design could not
> be done economically on computers, and crystal filter designs were not up to
> the square shape of the Collins mechanical.
>
> Remember when Collins came out with the mechanical, most ham receivers only
> had a single crystal, and a "phasing" control in the IF. Ceramic filters were
> not on the scene either for the lower cost approach.
>
> 73, Stuart K5KVH
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