[TenTec] A/B rig testing

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Paul,

I was there this morning, listening to Bernie here in Arizona on my Orion 
II and inverted-L.  Conditions were undoubtedly better at your QTH, but out 
here there was so much QSB that any test I could have run would have been 
meaningless.  I was happy to work him.

73 Ray W2RS

In a message dated 1/30/2013 4:16:02 PM GMT Standard Time, k9ot at yousq.net 
writes:


> Subj:[TenTec] A/B rig testing 
> Date:1/30/2013 4:16:02 PM GMT Standard Time
> From:k9ot at yousq.net
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> 
> I did a little bit of A/B/C testing on 160M with my Omni VII, Peg's Eagle, 
> 
> and my Corsair II. I am not happy with the results.
> 
> I was listening to Bernie W3UR down in J7 on a beverage. I just hooked the 
> 
> same coax to each rig, so it was a few seconds between each one. He was 
> not 
> always solid copy on the Omni VII, but was Q5 on the Corsair II.
> 
> The winner was the reverse order that I have listed above. The Corsair was 
> 
> maybe 3DB better than the Omni VII, but that can make the difference 
> between 
> hearing someone and not hearing them.The Eagle was in between.
> 
> Has anyone else done this? The Omni VII is a very good radio, but just not 
> 
> the best low band one.
> 
> 73 Paul K9OT 
> 
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