Dennis, having run the TT Scout in the car for two years now and I agree
with Stuart the receiver is amazing -- the Jones filter does an amazing job
knocking out QRM, almost as good as my Ten Tec Corsair II and much better
than my Kenwood TS690...../ed k6sdw
>From: "Stuart Rohre" <rohre@arlut.utexas.edu>
>To: "Dennis/WR4i" <wr4i@mindspring.com>, <tentec@contesting.com>
>Having used both a TS 50 and a Scout on SSB at Field Day, I must say the
>Scout is head and shoulders above the TS 50 in strong signal handling.
>
> I also, honestly did not like the hidden controls, soft keys and bad
>signal
>handling of the TS 50. Other owners have commented on its inability of
>handling strong signal conditions, thus I do not think I had an unusual TS
>50 that was such a chore to use for FD. Almost no control that we needed
>quickly was available without a manual and digging in it to find where they
>hid that menu!
>
>A very good resource for comparing rigs is the table of rigs on the
>Elecraft
>site. I think radios such as the Omni VI and Scout are way up on many
>imports in sensitivity and signal handling. The continuously variable
>Jones
>Filter is an outstanding unique feature of the Scout.
>
>I prefer straightforward radios for contests where I may not have time to
>learn some multi level menu'd rig.
>73,
>Stuart K5KVH
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