[TenTec] DX radios

[john ferro]

remember comparing the OII with an old collins isn't really fair - it's old school vs new school - like apples and oranges. run the OII's receiver against a more modern receiver such as the aor 7030 (less than half the price) or the icom R75 (1/4 the price) - i guarantee - with all things considered equal that the aor and r75 will hear everything the 4000.00 + ten tec OII will hear. in fact i would take the 7030plus over the OII - especially on MW and LW.> From: Kc9cdt at aol.com> Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 22:30:36 -0400> To: tentec at contesting.com> Subject: Re: [TenTec] DX radios> > Ron,> You are very correct... In fact there is a lot of things you can do to > optimize even a 45 year old Collins S line when you operate it. Little things like > knowing where to set the RF gain, and using the notch exactly right to get kind > of a low/hi/cut effect (even though it is really for notching CW signals or > carriers. Also the S3 line has a variable VFO and you can use it like a > passband tuning of sorts.> > Of course what you can do on any radio is limited by it's capabilities too.> > I am still learning a lot about how to use the OII, but it offers a lot of > options.> > If you just want to turn it on, leave everything at default and tune... there > are better options for a lot less $.> Actually in A-B testing with real life DX signals the highly modified > Sherwood Drake R-4C I have can hear just about anything the OII can...of course it > doesn't have all the buttons, bells, horns, neat display or conveniences.> > 73,> Lee> > > **************> Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with > Tyler Florence" on AOL Food.> (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&> ?NCID=aolfod00030000000002)> _______________________________________________> TenTec mailing list> TenTec at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
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