Both N1EU and W4PA noticed that the minus signs were omitted in my quote from ARRL's TOI measurements of the PROIII. That is apparently a problem somewhere in E-mail progams since I did send the corr
The performance measurements on their site show that, the unmodified stock OMNI VI has better intermod performance at 2kHz spacing than the FT1000MPs modified with the similar INRAD kits (79 dB DR fo
WB8YQJ: Orion's received audio (especially CW) on the net? N1EU has several examples of Diversity RX here: http://www.qsl.net/n1eu/orion/diversity.htm If you poke around Barry's website, he also has
audio level of the signal Rx? Yes, use AFGAIN to set received audio levels to suit your ears and then adjust S-TONE at the top center of the display to control the sidetone level on transmit. This is
the Omni VI (say for instance when not operating close to band edges) we could just bend the BFO a little bit and get any audio note we like. Perhaps with some firmware modification, and some interco
without success. http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/mics/4581.html Note my asterisks ** below: "The Heil Pro Set Plus ic! is a dual mic element headset designed for ICOM transceivers. It includes
Author: John C Ceccherelli <cecchere@us.ibm.com>(by way of Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>)
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:03:15 -0500
Last night's word was APEX It was a good night for the 1mW power level. Bill, W4ZV in North Carolina is the current N2XE/B distance champ at 545,000 miles per watt. Tom, W8JI in Georgia, had good cop
From ARRL's Product Review of the Inrad Roofing Filters for the MP family in February QST: "The real problem shows up during contests when signals may be every 0.5 kHz (for CW) or every 2 kHz (for SS
the real difference amount to? (Use of the #762 reflects CW only) ARRL: "The real problem shows up during contests when signals may be every 0.5 kHz (for CW) or every 2 kHz (for SSB contests)." Spaci
that make the click issue go away ... Tom's site mentions that with the change, the MP series now becomes one of the cleanest rigs out there. Agreed, but in over 15 years, why didn't Yaesu simply mak
In both 2004 CQ WW SSB & CW Contests, I had the highest number of 10m QSO's of any USA station, including all the major multiops. Top tier M/M's have much larger antenna systems, multiple operators,
the new (soon to be out) InRad roofing filter may be a worthy competitor when it comes to IMD dynamic range (even stock it's not too shabby). George indicated that "the improvement for close in signa
due to not enough ops ... some bands don't get as much time as a single op might be able to ... or new/growing ops ... or prop. No, for a single band operator, they are the best comparison. The top t
W4BQF: phone and call Ten Tec and ask them about fixing the Orion firmware so their Titan 3 will work on the Orion's keying loop. The standard answer you get is "Gosh, we have never heard of that pro
W4BQF: unit to evaluate and it performed the same way. My Orion's didn't suffer 'nosebleed' due to any way I operate it. High speed QSK was not an option because as you know, until a firmware update,
Hi Billy, such as the time the M/x staffed the bands/etc. Ditto as to the prop/etc. As my prof used to say, beware the sample size of one ... stats can be used to "justify" about anything. Sample siz
could be annoying for the others, so I'll do the mod as soon as I possibly can. Eric, this is exactly the problem with many MP owners. The clicks don't bother them, so they never "get around to it" t
George is having his annual New Year's Day sale on filters at $20.05 off any filter. This is a really good deal on Orion's #762 since it makes the discounted price $59.95. http://www.qth.com/inrad/ho
http://www.monteriallc.com/downloads/RX-400.pdf I don't...horrible dynamic range...like most mil-spec receivers. I wonder if this is what's delaying Orion shipments? 73, Bill W4ZV
press "spot". You can easily hear the beat between your spot tone and the WWV carrier to +/- 1 Hz. Right now, I get 9.999973 MHz, meaning that my TCXO must be 2.7 ppm high. Same method I use. From a