I plan on buying an OMNI-VI Plus before the contests arrive this fall. While reviewing the QST reviews of the OMNI V, VI and VI Plus, together with the filter info from International Radio and the di
Author: geraldj@ames.net (Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, P.E.)
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 09:48:31 -0500
Somehow with my Corsair II, I find I prefer rag chewing with the BPT set for about 1.8 Khz pass band, rolling off the higher frequencies. I do that to cut out noise and QRM. I don't know about rag ch
Hi Terry, I'm sure a bunch of the guys on the reflector can respond with some good input on these points. A few comments based on my experience: No monitor on the VI. There is a proposed mod that I'v
I've got a couple of questions about filters and PBT: One, ringing: what does this refer to? Two, the club station that I belong to (and is my only current access to HF) has a Corsair; I've noticed t
Yes, there is a mod for this. It was supplied to the TT list about two years ago. It consists of a couple of capacitors and resistors, if I recall correctly. It was supplied by the guys at TT. Anybod
On my Corsair, I typically run the PBT with the pointer at about the 10 o'clock position when on SSB. It seems to smooth out the voices on receive. I'm not sure if all Corsairs are the same, or if my
The 10 pole InRad filters have a 6-60 of 1.4. With both filters installed (9mc IF & 6mc IF) the sharpness (sp?) of the PBT is, how shall I say it, very sweet!!! Now add the InRad 2.1 to N2 (9mc IF) a
Your comment about all of those poles caught me eye (sort of made me think of fishing too!). Back in the days of the OMNI C or Corsair, TT ads used to 'brag' about the ultimate attenuation in their r
Lets talk about contesters. Hmmmm they sit at a radio and call cq, exchange call letters and a signal report and go on to the next cq. Whats the point? That isn't communications its headhunting. Pers
Carl Hyde spake saying: "Lets talk about contesters. Hmmmm they sit at a radio and call cq, exchange call letters and a signal report and go on to the next cq. Whats the point?" Well, for this DXer,
Ahoy Ten-Tecers: Contesting has many points; all gud for the participants. Not any gud for the non-participants. To me it is the gud old competitive effort and a therapy that helps my maintain my mot