[RTTY] luggable rtty station

[Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604]

I was just addressing weight and volume issues.  Yes, the 746PRO is a
cheaper radio.  And has 2M, also.  But it's not significantly lighter
or smaller than a 756PROIII, and isn't, in my opinion, as good a
radio.

73, doug

   From: "Neal Campbell" <nealk3nc at gmail.com>
   Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:06:45 -0400
   Thread-Index: Acap/bEeydjQE0FNRVq0urnTZoYoCwAyVI9Q

   But you can buy 2 746pro's for the cost of one 756pro3! I owned a pro2 and
   it's a sweet rig so its not that I would refuse a double barrel pro3 setup
   but do you get double the performance for a luggable setup?

   -----Original Message-----
   From: Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 [mailto:faunt at panix.com] 
   Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 8:04 PM
   To: nealk3nc at gmail.com
   Cc: jds at twistedoak.com; rtty at contesting.com
   Subject: Re: [RTTY] luggable rtty station

   Err, the 756PROIII weighs just about the same as the 746PRO,
   (21+ vs 20-) and is a more capable radio.  They're also just about the
   same volume, too.

   73, doug

      From: "Neal Campbell" <nealk3nc at gmail.com>
      Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:52:45 -0400

      I personally would go with IC-746pros. Full-output 100% duty cycle, the
   rx
      is quite gud, built-in rtty demod and not very heavy!

      -----Original Message-----
      From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On
      Behalf Of Jeff Stai
      Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 1:25 PM
      To: rtty at contesting.com
      Subject: [RTTY] luggable rtty station


      hi - I currently find myself often guest operating at local 'super'
   stations
      for RTTY contests. Since these stations typically do not have RTTY set
   up, I
      end up lugging computer, rigs, and even SO2R aids like stub filters to
   these
      locations.

      I am currently hauling around my trusty pair of old FT1000Ds which I like
   FB
      for RTTY operation (yes, even with the crazy tuning rate), but they are
   very
      heavy and getting up in years - not to mention having to break them down
      from my home station and set them back up each time.

      This may be ultimately something of a fantasy exercise, but I thought I
      would poll you folks anyway to see where it led...

      So the question is: If I could, I would like a matched pair of rigs that
   met
      the following basic specs:

      - modern receiver specs, at least as good as my 1000Ds with INRAD roofing
      and 250/400 hz filters

      - relatively light weight

      - FSK required

      - comfortable at 100W with RTTY contest duty cycles

      So, if you could, what would you recommend?

      thanks very much! - jeff wk6i