[UK-CONTEST] Run Freq on 40m

[paul]

Hi Chris, you could always buy a Ten Tec Orion !! 73  Paul G6PZ (I have a MP
too!)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Maxwell" <douglas.maxwell at virgin.net>
To: "G3SJJ" <g3sjj at btinternet.com>; "UK Contest Reflector"
<uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Run Freq on 40m


> Hi Chris,
>     For S&P we used 2nd and 3rd IF 250Hz filters, clear frequencies were
> found using 2nd and 3rd IF 500Hz filters. When running we tried to last as
> long as possible with 500Hz. We found ourselves occasionally being
squeezed
> down to 250Hz on our running frequency and had to switch back out to 500Hz
> on no replies just to check. I'm sure we missed a lot of contacts this
way,
> but ear strain was very much reduced! Even with the 250Hz filters in line
we
> had adjacent stations starting up who broke through, on these occasions a
> slight touch of the width or shift control nulled most of the chatter.  We
> didn't use the APF facility on the MkV as the previously mentioned
controls
> were usually enough to carry on.
>
> Doug
> GM0ELP/GM0B
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "G3SJJ" <g3sjj at btinternet.com>
> To: "UK Contest Reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 9:46 PM
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Run Freq on 40m
>
>
> > I was disappointed with our 40m QSO total at G8D in CQWW given the
> excellent
> > results that the antenna was producing. We spent a lot of time trawling
> the
> > band for a clear spot whilst S&Ping at the same time. On reflection I am
> now
> > convinced that the two standard 500Hz filters in the MP are just not up
to
> > it for CQWW. Furthermore since I don't normally need to adjust the width
> > control or bring in EDSP, except maybe for marginal DX such as LP W6/7
on
> > 80m, it just didn't occur to me to switch those in on this occasion.
> Stupid
> > really. It was just possible to find a slot above 7060 but I felt
> > uncomfortable this high up in the band.
> >
> > The purpose of this posting is to gather comments on how people coped
and
> > what kind of filtering and settings were used, please.
> >
> > Chris G3SJJ
> >
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