[TenTec] "Apparent" birdies in receivers

Steve Ellington n4Lq@igLou.com
Mon, 14 Jul 1997 14:35:59 -0700


And on a technical side.....The 10 meter band is so dead that it sucks
the RF right out of the front end making the noise floor lower and the
birdies more obvious.


> 
> The quotes are deliberate.
> 
> It is an improper test to just disconnect an antenna, and then say any stray
> signals you hear are an unacceptable level.
> 
> Why?

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