Indeed!
Your mods are in my "to do" list.
On Tuesday, August 21, 2018, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu@gmail.com> wrote:
> FWIW, the Corsair II audio is free of artifacts (PTO vs digital VFO) but
> has a high level of background hiss due to all those early generation
> op-amps in the audio path.
>
> Barry N1EU
>
> On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 5:45 AM, Reed <w4jz@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> Rick, the Corsair II has a mechanical VFO where the Argonaut VI does not.
>> Not a fair comparison, in my opinion, as to which is quieter. I hear
>> those very weak pulsing noises as I turn the encoder on several digital
>> rigs I own with no antenna connected & headphones on. That being said,
the
>> Argonaut VI VFO is rock solid when first turned on. I bet the Corsair is
>> not. I also bet the Corsair couldn't work FT8!
>>
>> I don't know if there is a perfect rig! At least not under $1500 which I
>> paid close to for a fully loaded KX3 in 2012. And nope the KX3 is not
>> perfect! NB is useless on electrical noise as is the Argonaut VI. 36
year
>> old Argosy kills it without degrading receiver, but old analog rig
doesn't
>> do everything else better.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Reed W4JZ
>>
>>
>>
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