Re: [TenTec] OMNI VII vs. K3 ? Opinions invited.,

[Steve Berg <wa9jml@tbc.net>]

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