[Amps] Clean -vs- Unclean

R.Measures r at somis.org
Tue Jan 10 09:09:38 EST 2006


A rig that is designed for serious contesting needs a Class-A(amiable)  
position for friendly chatting between contests, and a 
Class-C(contesting) position to blast a hole.

On Jan 9, 2006, at 1:48 PM, Keith Dutson wrote:

> If class A op is not desired, why did they put it in my new FTdx9000D?
>
> 73, Keith NM5G
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] 
> On
> Behalf Of Tom Cathey
> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 12:22 PM
> To: amps at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Clean -vs- Unclean
>
> Here's a coincidence!
>
> I just received an email from a buddy who is considering buying an
> FT-1000MP. They are being closed out and discontinued according to a
> salesman.
>
> Here's the salesman's comments about the class A stage. This was 
> written by
> my buddy based upon his conversation:
>
> "The MP Mark 5's are being closed out by XXX at $XXXX. [I deleted the X
> info]  The salesman, a DXer/contester said it is being discontinued. 
> The
> class A amp capability proved to be a negative. If you can believe 
> this, it
> allowed others to "nustle" in too close to you if your IMD was that 
> far down
> and make your RXing difficult if not impossible. You need some 
> artifacts to
> hold others at bay!"
>
>
> I won't even comment on that one... [gag - cough]
>
> 73,
> Tom, K1JJ
>
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Richard L. Measures, AG6K, 805.386.3734.  www.somis.org



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