Mike has described what my non-technical mind calls
"digital hamburger," the product of so many modern
rigs, as compared to older, cleaner (?) rigs...
Sure tires one out to listen, even though the rigs
are superior in all specs....
K4AVX
> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 23:15:05 -0500
> From: "Mike Hyder --N4NT--" <N4NT_Mike.Hyder@charter.net>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec Omni D, Why so quiet ?
> Message-ID: <002b01c3f768$1e81ac20$07fea8c0@radiodesktop>
> References:
.............
> In a rush to keep up with "modern technology" equipment manufacturers =
> had to move toward synthesized, general coverage receivers. There was a =
> trade-off with this in the increased noise introduced into the receive =
> (and transmit) path.
................
> We continue to make advances in technology, having to make further =
> advances to overcome the negatives of the last advance. There are fewer =
> and fewer of us heretics left who are bold enough to ask, "What are we =
> accomplishing today that we couldn't accomplish with rigs of 30 years =
> ago?" And even fewer will ask whether they enjoy operating as much as =
> they did 30 years ago.
>
....................
> Determined to find out the reason for this, I listened closely for the =
> next week. What I found was that received signals had a very slight =
> raspy note to them. The unusual thing was that stronger signals did not =
> override this hash but appeared to be modulated by it. I told one of my =
> old guru friends about this and they strongly suggested I buy a Ten-Tec =
> Triton IV rig. After comparing the Triton IV with the FT-757, I believe =
> I drop-kicked the Yaesu out the shack window.
....................
> A pharmacist friend of mine went to a continuing education seminar and =
> came back telling that she had learned that over 95% of prescriptions =
> were written to overcome or counteract the adverse effects of some other =
> prescribed medication. I can't help but wonder if 95% of the circuitry =
> in modern radios is to overcome or counteract the adverse effects of =
> "technological advances."
>
> 73, Mike N4NT
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