My Dunestar 600's only show a few watts loss with my Icom 775's. No
abnormal insertion loss that I can recognize unless you try to put the wrong
frequency thru the wrong filter - then loss is near 100% (for a short period
of time before the burning smell).
Bob, AK6R
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr@contesting.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 5:19 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Band-pass filters -- insertion loss
>
> In some current research on SO2R, I was reminded recently that nothing's
> for free. One well-known SO2R op commented that he got only 80 watts out
> of the bandpass filters that follow his 100-watt class radios, which in
> turn means he can not drive his 3-500Z amps to full output.
>
> Is this typical of the bandpass filters available today -- ICE, Dunestar,
> Array Solutions? Anything to choose among them in this respect, or
others?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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