Fw: [CQ-Contest] The great Kenwood debate

[Rex Maner]

Quack note on TS 870
I have used the TS 870 for several years and the only problem  I have is
when band is loaded with strong signals ,  HOWEVER  that said.   Thats why
Rx's have a control call   RF Gain.   By reducing RF gain I can copy weak
signals that might be covered  by ajacent strong signals.  Reports on TX
audio are excellent and I like the ability to control the Pass band of both
TX  and RX audio.          My only complaint on CW filtering is there is a
MAX band width of  1000 Hz. ( under slow cndx it can be desirable to have
this wider.)


Rex

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelly Taylor" <ve4xt at mb.sympatico.ca>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 01:35
Subject: [CQ-Contest] The great Kenwood debate


> All this talk of the TS 570 vs. TS 850 (not even a contest in my book, in
> favour of the 850) raises a wider question: are ANY of Kenwood's current
> production radios competition grade?
>
> At the risk of inflaming die-hard Kenwood fans, my guess is no. The 870
got
> bad reviews on its IF DSP (basically high cut in one IF and low cut in
> another IF) that lets signals into the AGC loop even if the second IF
> filtering eliminates them. (Similar beef as with the 570.) The last I read
> (please, correct me if I'm wrong), you could not install analog filters,
or
> if you could, you could only install one. Choose wisely, I guess.
>
> The TS 2000 is very neat, but does it count as competition grade? Maybe if
> you're into satellite, but I have to think all that frequency agility must
> have a price somewhere.
>
> And we know where the contest community stands on the 570.
>
> The 950 is a very nice radio, but it's not made anymore.
>
> Don't get me wrong. I love my 850. But did Kenwood start turning its back
on
> contesters after the 850? Or was it after the 940?
>
> 73, kelly
> ve4xt
>
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