[TenTec] OT: Rob Sherwood's impression of the FLEX 6x00

[Carl Moreschi]

When I watch signals on a panadapter, even very strong ones, I have to 
say most SSB signals fall within 3 khz width.  And when they are too 
wide, it's because their mic gain is too high.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
58 Hogwood Rd
Louisburg, NC 27549
www.n4py.com

On 4/24/2014 8:56 AM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
> Perhaps it is fair to call the FLEX 6x00 average, but IMO we as amateur
> radio operators have done a VERY POOR JOB of telling the manufacturers what
> we want.  If I were FLEX, I would congratulate myself for doing a good job,
> rather than thinking about how I can make it better.  After all, many people
> seem to think it is OK as is.
>
> Here is my argument, based on Rob's work:
> http://www.dj0ip.de/gallery/tx-spectral-purity-imd/
>
> When SSB came in, we didn't throw a big switch and eliminate AM.
> In fact it is still here today on some of the bands.
> But over time the bands got better, as far as spectrum usage.
> We are squeezing in 3x as many QSO into the same space as before.
>
> Getting cleaner transmitters won't fix everything immediately but within 10
> years things will be a lot better.
> AND, if at that time we all gang up on the remaining people with broad
> signals, we can possibly persuade them to buy newer, better transceivers.
> Or at least we can influence them not to run an amp behind an FT-450D (which
> is probably the worst radio currently in production as far as IMD goes).
>
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
>
>
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