remember comparing the OII with an old collins isn't really fair - it's old
school vs new school - like apples and oranges. run the OII's receiver against
a more modern receiver such as the aor 7030 (less than half the price) or the
icom R75 (1/4 the price) - i guarantee - with all things considered equal that
the aor and r75 will hear everything the 4000.00 + ten tec OII will hear. in
fact i would take the 7030plus over the OII - especially on MW and LW.> From:
Kc9cdt@aol.com> Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 22:30:36 -0400> To:
tentec@contesting.com> Subject: Re: [TenTec] DX radios> > Ron,> You are very
correct... In fact there is a lot of things you can do to > optimize even a 45
year old Collins S line when you operate it. Little things like > knowing where
to set the RF gain, and using the notch exactly right to get kind > of a
low/hi/cut effect (even though it is really for notching CW signals or >
carriers. Also the S3 line has a variable VFO and you can use it like a >
passband tuning of sorts.> > Of course what you can do on any radio is limited
by it's capabilities too.> > I am still learning a lot about how to use the
OII, but it offers a lot of > options.> > If you just want to turn it on, leave
everything at default and tune... there > are better options for a lot less $.>
Actually in A-B testing with real life DX signals the highly modified >
Sherwood Drake R-4C I have can hear just about anything the OII can...of course
it > doesn't have all the buttons, bells, horns, neat display or conveniences.>
> 73,> Lee> > > **************> Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch
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