[TenTec] Ten Tec Fan Disappointment....

[Ron Castro]

Ray:  FWIW although I'm not a contest "heavy",  I have operated numerous 
contests over the past 43 years including FD, CQP, SS, NAQP, CQWW and 
others, and I have never once heard a station running split in a contest. 
Split operation is unique to DX operation and the sub receiver in the Orion 
and OII is more than adequate for "tailgating".   If you want to update the 
tailgating practice, CW Skimmer can be used in 3 kHz mode listening to the 
output of the sub receiver to more accurately pinpoint the station you want 
to tailgate.  Yesterday, I decided to "guild the lily" by ordering a Perseus 
SDR receiver (see the newest QST for a review) that I will use in 
conjunction with my OII to give a wider bandwidth view of the split 
listening spectrum of a DX station.

For more information on the Perseus and CW Skimmer (it's not just for 
contests!), see the PowerPoint links on Bob, N6TV's QRZ listing.  He gave a 
demo of the system to our club last Wednesday, and my brain is still smoking 
trying to absorb it all!

         Ron  N6IE
      www.N6IE.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Rsoifer at aol.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ten Tec Fan Disappointment....


>
>
> In a message dated 11/19/2008 4:21:51 P.M. GMT Standard Time,
> k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com writes:
>
>>The  O II meets my current needs, and I do not consider the K3's 
>>incremental
>
>>performance improvement to be worth trading rigs for.
>
> I agree  -- unless you're a VERY serious contester. :)
> Which, for the record, I'm not.  I am, however, a serious DXer, on CW  and 
> a
> little RTTY.   I hardly ever operate phone.
>
> It may seem strange to some, but I actually like the general coverage
> sub-RX.  It's nice for Armed Forces Day, and for keeping up with the fun 
> activities
> of the Maritime Radio Historical Society.  The sub-RX  performance on the 
> ham
> bands has been good enough for what I use it for, which  is spotting 
> callers
> in pile-ups.  I suppose, however, that if I were a  serious contester I 
> would
> want the K3's sub-RX over the O II.
>
> 73 Ray W2RS
>
> _______________________________________________
> TenTec mailing list
> TenTec at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
>