CONTEST RADIO

[Franklyn Brooker]

Looking for a radio to replace a TS930S as a contest radio.

Any ideas, commentsor directions welcome.

The RF environment is one world class station abut 3/4 mile away and my
antenna sees his tower. 

Thanks
Frank 9Y4VU

>From foggie at dtx.net (foggie)  Wed Nov 20 13:36:57 1996
From: foggie at dtx.net (foggie) (foggie)
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 07:36:57 -0600 (CST)
Subject: CONTEST RADIO
Message-ID: <XFMail.961120073939.foggie at dtx.net>


On 20-Nov-96 intech at carib-link.net wrote:
>>Looking for a radio to replace a TS930S as a contest radio.
>
>Any ideas, commentsor directions welcome.
>
>The RF environment is one world class station abut 3/4 mile away and my
>antenna sees his tower. 
>
>Thanks
>Frank 9Y4VU

Frank;

I have nothing but the best to say about the Icom 761/765. Big radios, but they 
have about the best receiver that I have seen. Definitely pull stuff out of the 
mud my kenwood can't hear. I have real BAD interference from 2 AM broadcast
stations here that kill my kenwood, but the Icom just keeps on going. (sorta 
like the energizer bunny :) I have been using a friends for a couple months now,
and am about to buy one myself. 

73,
Al - kk5zx

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>From cooper at gmpvt.com (Tom Cooper)  Wed Nov 20 14:10:03 1996
From: cooper at gmpvt.com (Tom Cooper) (Tom Cooper)
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 09:10:03 -0500
Subject: QRP Contesting
Message-ID: <199611201410.JAA24017 at web.gmpvt.com>

In a way, QRP is harder on the receiving station, who has to dig 
the signal out of the mud.  The best ops, no matter what power 
they are transmitting, can get the exchange on the first pass through
really awful conditions.  

Tom WA1GUV