Peter, Here is my thinking. You have a good all around multiband/multimode rig. It may have one of the poorest IMD Dynamic Range numbers for a rig in that price class (OK maybe in most any price class), 5 KHz @ 69 dB and 2 KHz @ 57 dB, but it is a popular rig based upon the reasonably good eham rating of 4.5 and the very large number of reviews at > 300 so that says there is a lot of owner satisfaction.
If you are not having close in problems with nearby stations, you likely will not find other rigs to be all that much better considering the versatility you have. In other words, you would not likely work many other stations unless you were going for the really weak signals buried in noise and next to strong signals. Then a rig with a much better receiver would be needed such as the Ten Tec Orion or even Omni's. 73, Rick, KV9U Peter G. Viscarola wrote: >I work digital modes (PSK, RTTY, MFSK, Olivia, etc) almost exclusively. > >I also have a pretty low noise environment, living out in the country >and with my antenna (a dipole) almost 100' from the nearest RF noise >source. Note that upgrading my antenna system is really not an option >at this point for a whole lot of reasons. > >I presently have a TS-2000 and I like it a lot. I like the ability to >use the IF DSP to narrow the passband from each side to isolate the >signal I want. I've been pretty successful with it, too. Given my >modest setup I'm rapidly closing-in on my first 100 for DXCC, after >being on HF for only about 4 months. > >Could I gain some sensitivity/selectivity/better filtering by upgrading >my rig? What rigs might folks suggest? How about the SDR-1000? >Better? Worse? Something else? > >I'm relatively new to HF, so I'm looking for some elmering I suppose -- >Is my rig doing as well as any? Or, is a significant step up possible? > >Again... I'm interested strictly in digital mode performance. And, >again, while I'd *like* to put up a tower with a beam (and I *know* the >old adage about 1 dollar spent on antennas is worth 100 spent in teh >shack), that just can't happen (for any price I can pay) given my >location. > >Thanks for your opinions, > >de Peter K1PGV > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.35/680 - Release Date: 2/10/2007 >9:15 PM > >
