Tnx for your explanation. I'm beginning to understand that regardless of
what mic or EQ unit I buy, the Scout may not be quite capable of the crisp,
clean, top drawer communications audio that I desire. There is nothing
really wrong with the Scout's transmit ssb (it is after all only a small
inexpensive portable rig and I have been expecting too much from it) but I
would like something better. Eventually I'll want to upgrade to another rig .
On the other hand it still is my understanding that the Scout produces a
not perfect but pretty darn good cw signal . My cw friends think I should
spend more time with the dits and dahs anyway <grin>
tnx
Bob KB1CIW
At 05:57 PM 8/24/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Well 50 watts is 3 dB down from 100 watts, but a -25 dB third orderTnx for
your explanation. I'm begining to understand that regardless of what mic or
EQ unit I buy the Scout may not be quite capable of the crisp clean
communications>intermod product is still 3 dB up from the third order
intermod product
>from a 100 watt radio doing -31 dB third order intermod. And a -35 dB
>5th order from the Scout is 7 dB stronger in field strength than a -45
>dB 5th order from a 100 watt transmitter. I don't think -25 third order
>and -35 5th order is a clean signal. Its more like one from an over
>driven sweep tube Swan of old.
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