[TenTec] ARRL Reviews

Thu Sep 8 10:04:14 PDT 2011

Jerry,

I've never had a Corsair, but know what you mean.  In the 1980s my  main HF 
radio was the FT-102/FV-102DM.  The receiver was better with the  digital 
VFO switched out.

73 Ray.

In a message dated 9/8/2011 3:48:21 P.M. GMT Standard Time, jerry at w5jh.net  
writes:

Ray,
It is also interesting that the "old" Corsair  rates in the top 25 radios.
It is ahead of such radios as the Icom  IC756ProII, PROIII, Collins S-Line,
and a whole lot more.  It probably  sounds a whole lot better without all 
the
digital noise too!
Jerry  W5JH

-----Original Message-----
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On  Behalf Of Rsoifer at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 10:16  AM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ARRL  Reviews

Hi all,

Since we're into subjective impressions, I'll  put on my flak jacket and  
share mine.

Looking at Rob  Sherwood's table, the top six receivers (FT-5000, K3,  
Perseus, Flex  5000, Orion I and II) look pretty much indistinguishable.
One 
spec is a  little better, another a little worse.  Then there is a small
step  
down to the next level (Eagle, Flex 3000, etc.)  Those are almost  as  
good, 
and generally less expensive.  They perform about as  well as the top  
group 
in all but the most demanding situations, and  represent excellent value  
for

money.

Older radios  generally rank lower in the table, but as has been said by  
others,  are just as good as when we bought them.  I have fun with my   
KWM-2
as 
well as my Orion II.

73 Ray  W2RS

In a message dated 9/8/2011 1:39:10 P.M. GMT  Standard Time,  
cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net  writes:

Perfect!  Absolutely perfect. Kudos to you, good   Sir!

Kim N5OP

At 05:59 AM 9/8/2011, you wrote:
>I  offer  three personal observations on the new radio - receiver list   
debate:
>
>         1)   As  new  radios come to market, they may (should) be
>     expected to perform better than older models.     This
>         sort of quality attrition   happens in most all fields of
>           endeavor.  New models outpace older ones.     But...
>
>         2)  No matter  how  much better a new radio is compared to
>     your old rig, ... your old radio does not suddenly   start
>         performing worse.  It  is  still the radio it always was.
>
>     3)  These receiver rankings are sorted only by   close-in
>         third order intercept   specifications.   Some of the lower
>     rated radios appear to have superior or equivalent   ratings
>         on other   specs.
>
>
>Therefore,  I don't feel bad that my  Omni  VII was once rated one of the
>best receivers when it was  released in  '07, but has fallen a couple of
>places on these  receiver rating  lists.   It performs the same today  as
>it did back  then.   I have not lost any ground, nor  have I been set
>back,  just because the Eagle, or the  TX-590s  have better close-in  third
>order intercept  specifications.   I expect my new  TX-590s to have  better
>numbers... as does the new TT Eagle.    My Omni VII  has not lost any
>ground - the others just pushed the  envelope out  a little farther, but
>the Omni VII is just as good as it  always  was.   Same for the Orion II
>and other rigs.   No  one took a step backward.
>
>I suspect this take could   explain why so many Collins owners continue to
>exhibit tremendous  pride  and experience such enjoyment with those
>vintage  rigs.   They  are the same great radios they always were,  despite
>the fact newer,  improved radios have come  along.
>
>Besides, these receiver test  charts are of limited  utility as they are
>sorted for one, albeit  important,  factor.  But, this overlooks, and
>overshadows, the fact  some  of the "lesser" radios have superior figures
>and better   specifications in other categories.   They may also   have
>other features you might prefer.   Therefore, one  needs  to look at ALL
>the specifications before making a purchase  decision, or  before one
>decides his rig has been rendered   obsolete.
>
>Therefore, I am not losing any sleep over the  rating  my rig currently
>has.  I plan on shamelessly enjoying  my Omni VII  for a very long time -
>without worry the new Eagle  has a superior  close-
>in-third-order-intercept score.    The Omni VII works  as well as it did
>when I purchased it a couple  years  back.
>
>Besides, I figure I have a limited budget,  and good  enough is just
>that... good enough.
>
>This  is just MY  take, anyway... your mileage may differ for  various
>multiple   reasons.
>
>------------------
>Happy   Trails.
>
>=======================  Richards /  K8JHR   =========================
>
>On 9/2/2011 23:49,  Ron Castro  wrote:
> > How true!  There is no scientific  correlation between  numbers 
published on
> > the page of a  magazine and what is actually  coming out of your 
speaker 
or
>  > headphones.  If they correct  the numbers it won't improve the  
> performance of
> > your  radio at   all.
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