My RV has a heater, and I go camping in the Alps in the winter.
It typically runs about minus 20 degrees (C) or about -4 (F).
I don't leave the rig in the RV when it's not heated.
What are the temperature specs for other rigs? I have no idea.
-Rick
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From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of KD7EFQ@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 3:11 PM
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] Orion--K2--706 & SSB
Hello, Well first of all, I wouldn't buy an IC706MkIIG as I found
out they
say in the manual not to operate the rig below +14 deg.F and
several friends
have had problems with them here in the Rocky Mountain winters.
It may be a fine
rig in Miami Beach, FL. But not stout enough for WY.
Second, for SSB ops, ( yes, SSB is actually a mode..:-) Orion has
much better
recieve audio than the K2 from what I've read / heard. You can
blather on all
you like about IP2, T.O.I. etc. but in the real world, one of the
most
important user interfaces, especially on SSB is how well a rig
sounds audio wise.
comparing K2 to Orion audio wise is the same as comparing an Omni
6+ to a TS870
IC756PII etc. Not that the Omni is bad, it's just communications
grade audio.
The fuller and richer the audio (While staying 2.8Kc's wide or
less, not
3-4kc's wide like the Wi-Fi SSB spectrum hogs) the easier it is
for me to
understand the weak ones. 73.
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