Do you guys really worry about diversity reception during contests? Really?
I just worry about the responding station(s) being in my passband. (Which
begs the question of why so many guys can't zero beat me.) I'll admit that
the second excellent receive would be just great for diversity tuning, but
how big a deal is that really?
I've been using a TT Orion II for years now, and dollar for dollar it's
tough to beat one for low band reception. The unique roofing/AGC/DSP system
of the Orion II make it one of the best contest/dx radios I've ever used.
Just look at the receiver data at Sherwood Engineering...the IC 7800 is so
far down the list (and falling) that to equate it's receiver performance
with that of the Orion, K-3, Flex 5000 and now the new FTDx5000 is simply
not dealing with the facts. You have to spend a lot of bux to own a 7800,
and yes, its ergonomics are gorgeous, but there are rigs on the market with
better performance for a heck of a lot less money.
http://www.sherweng.com/table.html
My .02.
Larry, W0PR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry N1EU" <barry.n1eu@gmail.com>
To: "topBand List" <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: Preferred Topband transceiver
> It's the first transceiver with an uncompromising subreceiver that can be
> used in tandem with the main receiver for stereo diversity reception.
>
> 73, Barry N1EU
>
> On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 10:31 PM, GERRY <telwest@telusplanet.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> I'd like to understand what makes the K3 "hear" better. What they call
>> roofing filters are simple 9 mhz Crystal filter know as 1st IF in older
>> radios. DSP filtering has been around now for years and have certainly
>> evolved in all radios. Can anyone quote side by side experiences with
>> other
>> modern radios (like an FT-5000) where the K3 was hearing weak 160 signals
>> and the other radio was not.
>>
>> Gerry VE6LB
>> who may be in the market
>> someday soon
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Barry N1EU" <barry.n1eu@gmail.com>
>> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 6:31 AM
>> To: "topBand List" <topband@contesting.com>
>> Subject: Re: Topband: Preferred Topband transceiver
>>
>> > On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 11:35 PM, Frank Davis <fdavis@nfld.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> 14 - K3 with or without 2nd rx
>> >> 3 - Orion I
>> >> 2 - TS850
>> >> 2 - TS590
>> >> 1 - FT1000MP (vintage)
>> >> 1 - FT2000
>> >> 1 - FT1000D
>> >> 1 - Omni VI
>> >> 1 - Omni VII
>> >>
>> >> It wasn't unexpected to me that the K3 would be very popular. What
>> >> was
>> >> surprising to me was the total lack of mention of any of the higher
>> >> end
>> >> Yaesu or Icom rigs.
>> >> I also expected Orion II and the Omni VII to place high but that seems
>> to
>> >> not be the case.
>> >> The K3 is the rig of choice these days for topband due mainly to weak
>> >> signal capability and selectivity.
>> >>
>> >
>> > What these results also indicate is that serious Topbanders are early
>> > adopters of new receiver technology that promise an advantage in
>> > weak/strong
>> > signal conditions. This was the case with the Orion I (e.g., narrow
>> > roofing
>> > filter + dsp) and later with the K3 (e.g., dual identical rx).
>> >
>> > 73, Barry N1EU
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