[TenTec] Orion II has ended production

[Darrell Bellerive]

What we need is a list ranking transmitter IMD. Perhaps even a worst 
polluters list.

In the over five decades since the Collins 32S-3 transmitter was 
introduced, not one manufacturer has bettered it. Most transmitters are 
significantly worse.

Would one dB per decade be too tough? Before the Collins is six decades 
old, who will build a transmitter with IMD specs six dB better?

73, Darrell VA7TO

Darrell Bellerive

On 07/01/2013 08:34 AM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
> Well if we are pointing out Rob Sherwood points, let's not forget that ONE BIG POINT he makes is, there is no further need to continue work on the receiver technology now, until we fix the dirty transmitters on the band.
>
> Why is it nobody ever wants to talk about this?  Everyone talks receiver, receivers, receivers....
>
> A good receiver is one that does not crunch in the presence of a strong station on a neighboring channel.
> But if that station is a strong signal using many of today's rigs, driving an amp, he's not just on the neighboring channel.
> He's splattering across your frequency and there are no receiver features for removing that.
>
> 73
> Rick, DJ0IP