Topband: 160m receive performance

[David Knepper]

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-----Original Message-----
From: John Rippey <w3uls at 3n.net>
To: topband at contesting.com <topband at contesting.com>
Date: Thursday, June 26, 2003 5:49 PM
Subject: Topband: 160m receive performance


>Some comments in the posting by Steve, VK6VZ, struck a responsive chord
>with me.
>
>As a not-very-skilled op, I look first for simplicity and second for
>performance (speaking largely CW here). That's why I have a Yaesu FT-920
>and a Ten-Tec OMNI VI. Both are very easy to use. In fact, the FT-920 is
>smooth as silk. However, no one would argue that the FT-920 would knock the
>socks off an IC-746PRO, an ORION, or a 1000MP. I for one would be very
>grateful if Yaesu would use the same ergonomics team that produced the
>FT-920 and insert an up-to-date DSP-driven receiver behind the front panel.
>(And also deal with the endemic key click problems.) Fat chance.
>
>The top-of-the-line radios that are now out there are a bridge too far for
>this ham.
>
>So in serious QRM its the OMNI, for day-to-day driving, its the 920.
>
>73,
>John, W3ULS
>
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