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Re: [CQ-Contest] SO2R - How Good is Good Enough?

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] SO2R - How Good is Good Enough?
From: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 11:34:28 -0500
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Sorry, I think I should have mentioned my constraint that makes the problem 
particularly interesting - 1 97-foot tower, all antennas either on or supported 
by it (including a shunt feed for 160)

73, Pete N4ZR

At 02:13 AM 12/7/2005, Pete Smith wrote:
>I've just spent a lot of effort, and probably too much money, on antenna 
>switching and filtering for SO2R.  The resulting system seems to work quite 
>well, at least at 100 watt power levels, but I realized I don't have a good 
>sense of what experienced SO2R ops and station builders consider to be "good 
>enough."  In particular, how close to the harmonics of your transmitter 
>frequency should you be able to listen effectively with the second radio?
>
>73, Pete N4ZR
>The World HF Contest Station Database
>was updated on 23 October 2005
>Over 3000 contest stations at 
>www.pvrc.org/WCSD/WCSDsearch.htm 

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