[UK-CONTEST] Contest Call signs & rigs

[Colin Potter]

Hi Dave

We at Newbury - (usually G5XV but this can cause difficulties) had some
trouble with G3N in 2005, hence the change to G7N in 2006. Only slightly
better....

Re Contest rigs, I have quite a modest and oldish TRX - the FT-920. Its SSB
performance has been greatly improved by adding a 1.8KHz filter in tandem
with the original filter using the INRAD board. Roofing filters, strong
signal handling and o/p spectra are however not the best and of course it
only has one RX available. What is good is the built in voice recorder and
the display - while most of the layout allows for intuitive operation.
Following your mention of the 1000MP shortcomings, I must say I find the
FT-920 dsp is excellent with simple controls. The auto-notch takes out all
the tones, the NR really reduces noise without imposing stangeness on the
signal and the upper/lower cuts work well. You can take CW width down to
about 50Hz improving the CW performance of the Yaesu 500Hz CW IF filter I
have fitted. Having such a good dsp algorithm and hardware in this rig, I
wonder why other rigs cannot at least do the same? Seems to be true that
there is always something that goes awry in subsequent radios, even though
it is quite possible to get near enough to perfection in some aspects
before! What do I buy next?

73 Colin M0DDT




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Lawley" <g4buo at compuserve.com>
To: "UK Contest Reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 9:09 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] CQWW SSB - G2F


> It's impossible to predict whether you're going to run into trouble with
> your chosen contest call. M8C seemed ok, but a huge number of people
> copy it as M6C, can't fathom why.
>
> As to the FT1000MP, most of the time I run with 6-12dB of attenuation
> and frequently with the RF gain backed off as well. Press the dial lock
> button and make use of the RIT. It's sometimes useful to use the shift
> and width controls (shift especially) to reduce chatter from a station
> that's closer than he ought to be. Don't bother with the DSP, it's
> rubbish IMO.
>
> Dave G4BUO
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