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Re: [CQ-Contest] Used Rig Query for New Contestor

To: Jan Erik Holm <sm2ekm@telia.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Used Rig Query for New Contestor
From: Jeff Stai <jds@twistedoak.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:30:11 -0700
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At 12:35 AM 7/24/2006, Jan Erik Holm wrote:
>However personaly I´m not sure buying a INRAD roofing filter
>for the 1000D is well spent money.
>With the mods below an INRAD roofing filter does not seem
>to give any IMDDR3 increase at all.
>However, on a 1000D with no bandpassfilter diode mod an INRAD
>roofing filter gives a substantial IMDDR3 increase, around 15dBm.
>This is the mods I´m talking about.
>1. W8JI noise blanker mod
>2. Replace bandpass filter switch diodes, forexample per Yaesu
>    service bulletin TB-93201

I have two 1000Ds that have these mods, and I added the roofing filter to each 
when it became available. The difference is like night and day. Nearby station 
interference is greatly reduced. 

73! - jeff wk6i


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