Re: [TenTec] Omni VI v FT102 receive

[Malcolm McLeman <f5vbu@cegetel.net>]

Thanks your reply Bob..
I did say purely under operational circumstances and by that I mean 
simply comparing the two receivers with the same receive signal..
I'll take your word for the technical spec figures and also that there's 
a possibility my O-6 is performing under par.
But where?


On 11/14/2019 1:46 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
> And how did you determine the difference in receiver sensitivity?
>
> The specified sensitivity for the FT-102 is 0.25 uV preamp on, 1.0 uV 
> preamp off.  The Omni VI sensitivity is 0.16 uV.   I would say if you 
> find the FT-102 better than the Omni VI then there is something wrong 
> with the Omni VI.   Also the noise floor for the FT-102 is stated as 
> -103 dBm and for the Omni VI as -133 dBm. The Omni VI is considerably 
> quieter than the FT-102.
> 73
>
> Bob, K4TAX
>
> On 11/14/2019 6:16 AM, Malcolm McLeman wrote:
> > Have just demothballed my FT102 and speaking purely operational am 
> > astonished at the superiority of the FT102 over the O-6 on receiver 
> > sensitivity.
> > Grateful for any comments.
> >
> > Malcolm/F5VBU
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