Smart decision and smart fellow.
Bob, K4TAX
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> On Oct 3, 2014, at 11:38 PM, Steve Berg <wa9jml@frontier.com> wrote:
>
>
> I just ordered an Omni VII, but will be keeping my Corsair II and external
> VFO. The radio has simply incredible performance with a few quirks. I
> bought an Argonaut VI to get some idea of how good a new DSP rig might be,
> and it is very good, but it seems to have some problems with really close in
> QRM, though its selectivity is a bit better than the Corsair II. I used the
> Corsair II to work T32C a while back, and on 40 meters, I had to use the 250
> Hz filter and the audio filter to pull them out from some lid transmitting
> very close to them. I was able to copy them, despite this, and was very
> happy to have that level of performance. Right now, I am using the Ten Tec
> RF speech clipper with the Corsair II and it works very well. I couldn't
> pass up the deal on the Omni VII, and have been concerned with parts
> availability for the Corsair II, but really like its level of performance.
> Would I buy a Corsair III? Sure, but I doubt that Ten Tec could find enough
> buyers for it.
Most people now seem to want contest winning rigs, and I am not sure that a
superb analog rig, even with digital outputs for mode and frequency would find
enough buyers.
>
> Steve WA9JML
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