I agree. The overall performance overrides trivial and non-performance
robbing "birdies". I just use the DSP auto-notch feature of my VI+ and
that takes care of that....
73 de Dave KB6JOX
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>From: Steve Narducci[SMTP:nw9g@netusa1.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 1997 8:28 PM
>To: tentec@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] 10 Meter Birdies-One Man's Opinion
>
>At 06:15 PM 7/15/97 -0400, you wrote:
>>Hi Everyone,
>>
>>Just a short response on the "birdies on 10 meters" issue.
>>
>>Over 18 years I have listened to a lot of ham receivers. Some good and
>>some not so good. Most present some form of compromise to the user. I
>>have yet to find the "perfect rig" and would probably have to spend much
>>more than today's top end ham rigs cost even if one existed.
>>
>>So one has to decide what is most important. To me I'll happily
>>tolerate some 10 meter birdies for the benefit of overall superior
>>receiver performance that TenTec rigs bring and at a competitve price.
>>Birdies become tolerable after you experience close in receiver phase
>>noise or hissy audio amplifier circuits experienced in some of the
>>recent top-end Japanese rigs.
>>
>>TenTec rigs are not perfect and there are some things that I would like
>>to see changed and improved. But for my preferences, they bring the
>>best performance for the best price...value ... to this ham's needs.
>>
>>Just my two cents.
>>
>>73 fer nw de N1LQ-Dave
>>
>After 19 years of using Ten Tec's, I cannot recall one time of being
>"bothered"
>by a 10 meter birdie. Come'on guys this is trivial!!
>.....cw forever....TT forever.....Steve....NW9G
>
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