[CQ-Contest] Contest Rig

[Michael Tope]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Coleman" <aa4lr at arrl.net>
To: "Michael Tope" <W4EF at dellroy.com>



> 
> On May 31, 2006, at 10:52 PM, Michael Tope wrote:
> 
>> Don't get me wrong, I really like the MKV. IMO, it is a lot of  
>> radio for the
>> money, but the filter selection scheme is a bit of a downside  
>> compared to
>> other rigs out there.
> 
> Is the fact that you can't on-the-fly mix and match mismatched sets  
> of IF filters a really crucial issue?
> 

I wouldn't call it crucial, but it can come in handy. When I was 
running WPX CW over the weekend, I found that running cascaded 
250's in my Omni 6+ was at times over constrained (easy to miss 
callers who were off frequency), whereas running both 500's was too 
open given the QRM level, so at times I was running with a
a 500/250 combination. Same thing when I use the TS-950SDX
over at the club station I sometimes operate from. Its nothing 
scientific. I just play with the filter settings until I like what I am
hearing. 

73, Mike W4EF.........................................................