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Re: Topband: Diversity receiving

To: Andree DL8LAS <dl8las@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: Diversity receiving
From: VE6WZ_Steve <ve6wz@shaw.ca>
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2025 10:20:50 -0600
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Andy,
For years I have been using the Flex 6600 for diversity rx on 160m.
(in fact for the past 20 years I have used diversity RX using the K3 as well)
I will NEVER operate 160m unless using diversity RX.

In my opinion, if  you are working weak signal 160m CW DX, you are at a serious 
disadvantage if you do not at least experiment with diversity. Even if you only 
have one RX antenna, you can still benefit from diversity with the TX antenna 
in one ear, and the RX antenna in the other.

I have multiple RX antennas that can be selected for use in diversity.

However, I don’t really understand your question Andy.
Diversity RX on the Flex (or any other radio) is really “stereo diversity”, 
meaning one RX channel in each ear, using a different antenna on each. Your 
brain does the "diversity work” filling in the signal from each ear as 
required. It really can be magical and very effective.

“Phasing from 2 antennas” with the NNC-1 boxes is a very different thing, and 
mostly related to “beam forming” or pattern development and null steering. 
(which I have also done).

Steve ve6wz


> On Sep 28, 2025, at 7:03 AM, Andree DL8LAS via Topband 
> <topband@contesting.com> wrote:
> 
> Hey, does anyone have any experience with diversity reception and phasing 
> from two antennas with the flexradio or NCC1 or NCC2?
> 73 Andy DL8LAS 
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