[TenTec] Fwd: Topband: More About Clix

[n4lq@iglou.com]

That's a great idea for a contest but the poor slob running a Lakeshore 
Phasemaster 2b and Hallicrafters SX101A would be at a big disadvantage 
for his run rate. Let's see.....what's the shortest rig name? 
Exchange must include Manufacture and model number.


-----Original Message-----
From: Duane A Calvin <ac5aa@juno.com>
To: tentec@contesting.com
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 23:29:25 -0600
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Fwd: Topband: More About Clix

> Both the VI and VI+ reports show risetimes in the 2.0 - 2.5 ms range. 
> According to the QST reviews, both make statements to the effect that
> this is "exceptional" or "excellent" keying waveshape.  Perhaps the
> understanding of what is exceptional has changed because I note that
> Tom
> Rauch, W8JI is saying 4-5 ms is considered the correct risetime.  Earl,
> K6SE, says the ARRL Labs state it should be 5 ms, but I haven't been
> able
> to find that yet.  Oh well - as I commented in my offline note to you -
> wouldn't it be great to have a contest where the exchange was the rig
> in
> use?  That way we could all hear the differences on the air for each of
> them!
> 
> I'm wondering what we'll all find to obsess about next.
> 
>         73,  Duane
> 
> 
> On Wed, 30 Jan 2002 08:19:32 -0500 "Barry N1EU" <n1eu@hotmail.com>
> writes:
> > AC5AA wrote:
> > 
> > "Hmmm....   This doesn't match the ARRL/QST Labs results as printed 
> > in
> > their review of the VI+.  The keying waveshape was textbook 
> > perfect."
> > 
> > 
> > In looking at the keying waveform from the QST review of the Omni 
> > VI+(http://www.arrl.org/members-only/prodrev/pdf/pr9711.pdf), I 
> > would come 
> > to a different conclusion.  The shape and speed of the falling slope 
> > seems 
> > good, but the rising slope looks too fast and is somewhat 
> > hard-edged.  IMHO, 
> > this is not a textbook perfect keying waveform and may very well 
> > generate 
> > clicks as others have previously mentioned.
> > 
> > 73,
> > Barry  N1EU
> > 
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> 
> Duane A. Calvin, AC5AA
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