[TenTec] Dirty Transmitters - Flex and Yaesu

[Jim Brown]

On Wed,12/9/2015 7:27 PM, Kim Elmore wrote:
> I'm not sure I understand the point of this. True "state of the art" 
> can become hideously expensive. 

You are confusing "bleeding edge, highly advertised, gold plated" with 
what the FCC intends. My point is that the Kenwood TS590S is NOT 
hideously expensive -- it's a very moderately priced, full-featured rig 
that is also pretty clean (not as clean as a K3, but quite good).

AND -- the most expensive Yaesu and ICOM rigs ARE DIRTY RIGS. They are 
dirty because they don't do the simple things needed to make them clean, 
which mostly involves carefully shaping the keying waveform to minimize 
clicks. That doesn't require cost, it requires SMARTS!

73, Jim K9YC