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Subject: [TenTec] Century 22
From: jmalloy@hamilton.edu (Joe Malloy)
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 12:47:41 -0500
This benefit is even available in superhet rigs such as the K2 which
allows you to use the other sideband on receive without affecting your
transmit frequeny.  Many the time I've used it to save an otherwise lost
QSO...

73,

Joe, W2RBA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tentec@contesting.com [mailto:owner-tentec@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Steve Ellington
> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 12:04 PM
> To: K5BDZ@aol.com; k9iua@juno.com; tentec@contesting.com
> Cc: paulc@mediaone.net
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Century 22
>
>
>
> VE3TMH is a promoter of DC recievers. He has a C21 with a mod he calls
> "dual-RIT". It's rather simple. He installed 2 pots for rit and
> a switch so
> he can instantly switch between them. Now when QRM pops up, he
> just flips
> the switch to go to the opposite sideband. Of course this is
> for those who
> don't mind taking the drill to their rigs.
> Steve Ellington
> N4LQ
> -----Original Message-----
> From: K5BDZ@aol.com <K5BDZ@aol.com>
> To: k9iua@juno.com <k9iua@juno.com>; tentec@contesting.com
> <tentec@contesting.com>
> Cc: paulc@mediaone.net <paulc@mediaone.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Date: Sunday, January 28, 2001 11:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Century 22
>
>
> >
> >While we're talking about direct conversion, etc., consider it
> ATTRIBUTES
> as
> >well.  Other than simplicity, one GREAT thing about direct conversion
> >receivers with RIT is that WITHOUT MOVING YOUR TRANSMIT
> Frequency, you can
> >use the RIT to change from one sideband to the other of the
> signal you are
> >copying.....offending station move to close to your QSO???
> than just use
> the
> >RIT and change sidebands of your own QSO station and keep copying with
> little
> >or no interference.  No one knows but you what you've done.
> >
> >A ham since 1955, I've had hundreds of critics to the above, most don't
> know,
> >understand, or have any real experience with direct conversion with
> RIT...and
> >absolutely NONE have been able to convince me otherwise.
> >
> >Sounds like I'm on a real soapbox this morning doesn't it?
> >
> >Bill K5BDZ


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