[VHFcontesting] 847 comments

[Bob Witte K0NR]

OK, how does the Kenwood TS-2000 receiver stack up in an intensity of a 
contest?

vhfcontesting-request at contesting.com wrote:
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> Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 02:36:22 -0500
> From: Ray J <ray at w9ray.org>
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] 847 comments
> To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
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> At our TCRA field day site over the last few years we have operated with 
> various radios, including  a ft-920,  ft-847's and  regular IC-746's and 
> the 847's always seemed to be next to useless on any open bands and 
> received bad interference from other on site transmitters on other bands 
> ... while the 920 and the 746 were usable, they were not super by any 
> means... the ft-1000d and the ft1000mp has been by far the best radio we 
> have had the pleasure to operate on at field day..with the 1000d beating 
> the mp..
>
> Ray J
>
> W9RAY
> en44gt
> 160m-13cm
> www.w9ray.org
>
>
>
> John Santillo wrote:
>   
>> I'm surprised to see so many complaints about the 847.  During a VHF contest
>> a few years back we had to replace a 746pro with an 847 because the front
>> end of the 746 couldn't take the strong 6M signals from another nearby
>> contest group.  Once the 847 was in-line our de-sense problem went away.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> John
>> N2HMM
>>
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