Yeah. I do a lot of contesting with the Orion in SO2V (as Bob just
described) and also in stereo diversity to take advantage of different
reception characteristics of multiple antennas. (see n1eu.com for
lots of sound clips etc)
I probably listen to both receivers in stereo about 95% of the time.
On 160M, I listen to two Beverages at once to hear in multiple
directions. It's amazing how much garbage comes through on the
subreceiver when there are strong stations up and down the band. Of
course it's also amazing how clean the main receiver is when there are
strong stations up and down the band, and this is partly responsible
for making the subreceiver look so bad.
73,
Barry N1EU
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 7:52 AM, <BobK8IA@aol.com> wrote:
>
> In a message dated 2/26/2008 5:40:59 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
>
> goofyham@rochester.rr.com writes:
>
> Am I missing something with not wanting a Sub receiver as good as the Main?
> I've owned a O1 and now a O2 for over 4 years and never had need for a Sub
> receiver as good as the Main. I like the Sub the way it is with general
> coverage.
> The O's helped me to 298 DX contacts in those 4 years. I've never had need
> for the quality of the Sub as the Main.
> Yes, I do listen up to try and find where the DX station is listening and
> never regretted the Sub's inferior reception.
> What did I miss over these 4 years?
>
>
>
>
> A lot of us use the O2 in contests, always listening to both receivers.
> Running stations with one vfo and searching for stuff on the second, always
> listening to both and allowing the contest program to quickly switch the
> Xmit. For
> that operation, the O2 sub-rx is sorely lacking and that becomes real
> evident real quickly, especially on the low bands.
>
>
> 73, Bob K8IA
> Arizona USA
> www.k8ia.com
>
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