[UK-CONTEST] What is the best VHF Radio

[Dave]

At 20:21 07/09/2008 +0100, G3RIR wrote:

There is a useful comparison of HF Tcvrs here 
http://www.df9ic.de/tech/trxtest/trxtest.html

73 Dave G4RGK

>Earlier today I reported to a station on 144MHz that his signal was very
>wide. I could hear splatter about 12kHz either side of his signal.
>
>I turned off my mast-head pre-amp, switched in an attenuator and turned my
>beam side on so that I only had s7 registered on my s-meter. The splatter
>was still noticeable.
>
>The station concerned said he was definitely not over-driving anything. He
>asked what receiver I was using and on being told it was an FT847 he
>suggested that it was my receiver at fault. This may of course be the
>problem but he wasn't the only loud signal on the band but was by far the
>widest.
>
>What are the group members' views on the FT847 in handling such situations
>and indeed what is the best receiver around for 144 and 432?
>
>I am also interested to know what is the specified noise figure for the
>FT847; of course the manual only refers to sensitivity!
>
>Neil, G3RIR
>
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