I have been enjoying this thread quite a bit. One question that I have
about receiver performance may bear a bit on what has been discussed so
far. Since upgrading to extra several years ago, I have been having a
lot of fun on the low end of 80 and 40 meters, working DX on CW. I have
two Ten Tec rigs, a Corsair II and an Omni V.9. Both have the 500 Hz
and 250 Hz filters in the IF string, and the Omni also has a 250 Hz
filter in the first IF. What I have noticed is that the Corsair II is
seemingly able to pull out really weak signals more clearly than does
the Omni. I am reasonably familiar with both radios, and also have a
pair of ears that have given their all to heavy weapons and artillery
many years ago, and been further damaged by loud motorcycles, since
then. Why might I seem to notice a difference in clarity from otherwise
somewhat similar radios?
Steve WA9JML
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