[TenTec] DX radios

[john ferro]

ok point taken - but nothing substitutes for a great antenna - period! there are some instances where all the bells and whistles will get the station - they are far and few between though - i've got to laugh at all the operators working an OII or elecraft K3 or some other megabuck top end rig and thinking they have the ultimate station because of the rig - yet their antenna is a half hearted piece of wire or half hearted vertical with 10 radials that they say can work all the bands - i'll take the cheapo 200 rig with a properly designed antenna system installed correctly vs. the 5000.00 rig and a 100.00 worth of wire or "second thought" antenna system anyday.  
 
john> Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 19:07:38 -0400> From: roncasa at verizon.net> To: tentec at contesting.com> Subject: Re: [TenTec] DX radios> > Kc9cdt at aol.com wrote:> > > >> > Just the other day I was tryuing to work a DX station. Had the Collins on. > > Heard him, but coul not copy him. He was pretty weak 4-4 maybe in the clear.. > > BUT he was not in the clear. Someone was 2 Khz away and very strong.> >> > I turned on the OII, did some work with AGC, bandwidth and High cut.> > BINGO, clear copy. I worked him.> >> > > > > > Thank you for proving my point:> > Guys can boast what rigs they have and it don't mean a thing if they do > not know enough to use it.> > again, it's the operator.> > Thank you> > Peace> Ron> _______________________________________________> TenTec mailing list> TenTec at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
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