[CQ-Contest] wtb, quick rx checker

[Tim Duffy K3LR]

Hi Dave,

The Elecraft XG-2 is perfect for this. Inexpensive and accurate!

73!
Tim K3LR
http://www.k3lr.com


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Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 9:52 AM
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Subject: [CQ-Contest] wtb, quick rx checker

Is there a simple tool out there that generates a 'relatively' stable signal
that could be used for a quick check of receiver sensitivity?  Not a lab
type instrument, but something handheld that could be plugged in to a
receiver and generate switchable s1/s9/s9+20db type power levels from 160m
to 10m.  I have had a couple cases recently when I would turn on a radio and
it just seemed hard of hearing, but not dead... twice I have found bad
roofing filters, but one I have now that doesn't seem to be the problem.
But the only way I have to test it are some old relatively unstable
generators or just T it in with another 'assumed' good radio and compare
received signals.


David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
 



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