[VHFcontesting] Ideal contesting rig

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"David Olean" <k1whs at worldpath.net> wrote:
>Hi guys,
>    I would echo Bob's (N5NJ) statement.  In all these ideal rig
>postings, I see no mention of dynamic range and phase noise 
>considerations. I guess if you live in the booonies and use a small 
>low antenna, then dynamic range is not an issue. In other areas 
>it is the most important issue.

Amen. Bells and whistles may be nice, but during one contest I had W2SZ/1 60 miles to my east with a kw on 6 & 2, and KB2ZVP 9 miles to my north  also with a kw on 6 & 2. My major need was a crunch-proof front end. Both these guys have clean signals, just very strong. 
>From experience, the 736 is a nice rig but the one place it falls down is overload sensitivity. For serious stuff I'll take my DEM transverters and my OmniV or TS850. 

Frank
W2FCA