Allen, the Triton and Omni ABCD are exceptionally quiet because they
are single conversion receivers. The Corsair introduced double
conversion with PBT and part of the trade off was a slightly noisier
receiver I'm afraid.
73, Barry N1EU
On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 5:35 PM, A R <raf_3@msn.com> wrote:
> Thanks Barry. I had already had and enjoyed an OMNI V, but when I picked up
> the TRITON IV and put it into service, I was blown away by how quiet the
> receiver is. And, it's NB is far more effective than any of my so-called
> hi-tech rigs. I'm hoping the Corsair receiver is as quiet as the TRITON's,
> and that the NB works as well too. The NB on my TRITON drops an S9 powerline
> noise down to S3 without attenuating or distorting desired intelligible
> signals. It's one handicap is limited selectivity in heavy QRM conditions,
> but I'm past my era of "competitive" hamming and getting tangled up in
> toe-to-toe pursuit of rare DX.
>
> Allen----W7GIF
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Barry N1EU<mailto:barry.n1eu@gmail.com>
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> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 12:36 PM, A R <raf_3@msn.com<mailto:raf_3@msn.com>>
> wrote:
> > The s/n of the Corsair I just purchased (but haven't yet received) is s/n
> 00718. The owner tells me that the NB doesn't appear to function, but I
> haven't yet received the Corsair, so haven't yet been able to check the NB
> effectiveness myself. Could this be an early production unit that didn't yet
> have a proper nb?
> >
>
> Congrats on the Corsair Allen! S/N 718 does not sound like an early
> production unit.
>
> 73, Barry N1EU
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