[TenTec] what is "quiet"?

[w5yr@att.net (George, W5YR)]

And don't forget that final conversion to baseband audio . . .

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Steve Ellington wrote:
> 
> Jim. That was good! Now, define "conversion". Sounds like at least 2 to me
> in the Corsair. Input freq. to 9mhz then 9mhz to 6.3mhz. Then again, with
> mixers at each end of the 6.3mhz filter....maybe triple conversion?
> Can you give any credit to that passband tuning gizmo for enhancing that
> weak signal? I think it adds a bunch of white noise. Maybe a variable BFO
> would have been a better design. On those older TT rigs I always found
> myself wanting a variable frequency audio filter and not being stuck with
> 750hz which is nerve racking to my ears. A built in Autek QF-1A would have
> been ideal!