[TenTec] OT: Field Day Drill - intermod issues

[Richards]

On 7/18/2012 7:01 AM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:

  I believe in both
> cases the issue was either the operator and his adjustment of the radio or
> the radio itself.

	
	Could this be the result of sub-optimal or
	inappropriate filter selection for the
	affected radio?   If operator "error" or
	inappropriate adjustment, what would one look
	for to ameliorate the problem?



I suspect it was more the operator and his adjustments.
> I know we had a serious operator issue with an Orion II at the site, thus it
> received some negative comments.



	Interesting...  that was what started the
	thread !  I am confident operator dissatisfaction
	was the result of being unfamiliar with the rig,
	ergo less than optimal settings.
	
	I wonder whether or not different antennas,
	different filter settings, and lower power could
	have ameliorated any problems the CW guys encountered
	at our site.  I would like to devise a plan to try
	in case it happens again - merely repeating what we
	did last year is unacceptable - I wanna have something
	to try - otherwise we won't ever solve the problem.
	I would rather try something that fails, than
	do nothing.

	I also wonder whether operator error is a substantial
	cause, as I think both the K3 and various Ten-Tec
	radios employed are all pretty good and there are
	many contest and DX-pedition stations which
	successfully operate multiple radios on a single
	band, which suggests the crux is something extrinsic
	to the rig.
	

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