[TenTec] TS590SG Sherwood numbers = Orion

Billy Cox aa4nu at comcast.net
Thu Dec 11 12:33:22 EST 2014


Totally agree Barry as I stated too, yet it has known limitations.

BTW Gary, I made plenty of contest QSOs and worked many countries 
with my Heathkit SB-102 despite it not being a 'contest quality' 
radio or having ever been rated by Rob Sherwood either.  hihi

While Sherwood's data is excellent and one form of a very useful
benchmark, ergonomics also plays into this. For me, and perhaps
only me, the K3 does not meet my ergonomic expectations. On the
other hand, the Orion platform does very well for my needs.

Repeat after me, "There is no one perfect rig for everyone".

Have fun in the 10m contest this weekend!

73 de Billy, AA4NU


----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry N1EU" <barry.n1eu at gmail.com>
The issue with the Eagle is ergonomics, not performance.  The Eagle
receiver is top notch.

Barry N1EU

On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 4:42 PM, G Reichow <wa0yle12 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, the Eagle may not be a 'contest quality' radio but that is what
> I'm gonna use in the 10M contest this weekend. My IC-737 may not have
> been contest quality either but it worked just fine during the
> CQWW-CW.
>
> Gary - KN0V
>
> On 12/11/14, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu at gmail.com> wrote:
> > oops, sorry Don, missed your later update - too long a thread
> >
> > Barry N1EU
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 9:21 AM, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >>  I read better.  "1st IF frequency (11.374 MHz) down conversion* is
> >> employed when receiving on 15, 20, 40, 80 or 160 meter bands.
> >>
> >> Barry N1EU
> >>
> >> On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 12:25 AM, Don Rasmussen via TenTec <
> >> tentec at contesting.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I read the upconversion is on 10m and 12m, also anytime the selected
> >>> bandwidth is >2.7Khz.


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