Others have suggested looking at the ARRL Handbook, and the ARRL Lab test procedures. The tests and specs can be used to compare the performance of the rcvrs in crowded band conditions, particularly
Hi, in my too long piece appears: I am going to blame that on the "spell checker", hi. Of course, the correct term is "Intermodulation Distortion". 73, Jim KH7M
A couple of excellent summary charts of the ARRL lab test data on rcvr dynamic range performance specs has been compiled and presented by Elecraft. See their web page in particular for ALL the pertin
Marty Ray, N9SE, asked: "Anyway, the reason I responded is to ask you to elaborate on the IMD. Can you explain IMD in terms of dBm? If I have a receiver spec of, say, +20dB IP3, and an IMD3 of 100dB,
Well, on my Corsair II, from 1989 or so, there is NO dot/ball at all. BUT, on the 263G matching VFO, there is the Tennessee Technology Corp. logo, AND a nice ORANGE red ball/dot between the "double
< Corsair II. Hi Tim, I have one, beautiful to look at, delightful to play, hi., with the "manual", actually pamphlet sheets. Was using it just last afternoon. What would you pay for such a gorgeous
Well, if they have not already put in an order, which I really doubt, they will have to stand in line for at least the third production run as I understand where things stand now on deliveries. It i
If you are only just now, or recently ordering your Orion, makes no difference to delivery. But, if you ordered your rig a few months ago, adding the AT unit now, will bump you to "the end of the li
Carl wrote, in part: Of course, the Orion is delivered with three operator selectable roofing filters built-in: 6, 2.4 and 1 kHz. With my order, I also selected 1.8 kHz and a 500 Hz roofing filters.
And, do you recall a few years earlier, all the cool object owners were buying watches with a tuning fork in them? In fact, the face was transparent; you could see the tuning fork mechanism. Very st
No longer in production. Was the: Model 420 Hercules II Amplifier (500w), 160-10m, 65-80watts for 500w out, Solid State with eight (8) MRF458s as finals, 100% duty cycle, 13.5 volts $1395 . 73, Jim
Hi, TT has posted today both IP3 and Phase/Composite Noise data as measured in the Ten Tec labs by company engineers, see: http://www.tentec.com/TT565.htm For comparison with other rigs, see the tabu
The +5dBm spec is for the sub-rcvr; the curve shown is for the Main rcvr! Have a look at the page again, and you will see two lists of rcvr specs: the first for the main rcvr, the second list, where
Hi Tim, you wrote, in part: Good that you were able to obtain the pair together! For your comparison experiments, I would suggest that you use the external keyer for both rigs. Also, turn the Corsair
There was a time, several years ago, when many CW contesting stations were big into using the Kenwood TS-930S; that was in mid-80's I believe, just before the time of the Corsair, or perhaps, just a
Here is my exact experience and success using the Omni VI+, Henry amplifier and a QSK-5. Your problem is the difficulty in deciphering the Ameritron manual, hi. My use: my "fix" was to connect the ke
Correction to my previous post, re, SSB mode and the -5 unit in the system. Not sure that "hot switching" can be a problem in the SSB mode, but if so, my solution, I had written: I have not tried thi
Well, my Corsair II is on the bands everyday from out here in KH6 land. Anyone like to hear it, just let me know. I'll be using it, daily, UNTIL my new Orion arrives here on Kauai! 73, Jim KH7M
Some one wondered about using INRAD filters instead of the Ten Tec lattice filters. It has been suggested that Ten Tec's crystal lattice filters perform better than the INRAD filters for ultimate att