[CQ-Contest] Band-pass filters -- insertion loss

[BOB AK6R]

My Dunestar 600's only show a few watts loss with my Icom 775's.  No
abnormal insertion loss that I can recognize unless you try to put the wrong
frequency thru the wrong filter - then loss is near 100% (for a short period
of time before the burning smell).

Bob, AK6R

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr at contesting.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 5:19 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Band-pass filters -- insertion loss


 >
 > In some current research on SO2R, I was reminded recently that nothing's
 > for free.  One well-known SO2R op commented that he got only 80 watts out
 > of the bandpass filters that follow his 100-watt class radios, which in
 > turn means he can not drive his 3-500Z amps to full output.
 >
 > Is this typical of the bandpass filters available today -- ICE, Dunestar,
 > Array Solutions?  Anything to choose among them in this respect, or
others?
 >
 > Thanks in advance.
 >
 > 73, Pete N4ZR
 > Contesting is!
 >
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 > http://www.qsl.net/n4zr
 >
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