Roger...(and other perhaps-interested parties on the list) Good advice. However, I think the dynamic range issue is not of great concern, since I live in a fairly isolated rural area with no local VHF/UHF contesters. Moreover, the 910 works into a TE Systems amp with a GaAsFET preamp in line to improve the 910's not-so-hot noise figure. At 144 MHz I am not so concerned about line loss, but on 432 I have a mast-mounted GaAsFET preamp, since the 910 is really quite deaf on 432 and line loss is more of a problem.
Another factor which is somewhat of an aid is that I don't lie on the line of sight of anyone ELSE; in particular VT and NH are very sparsely populated with VHF/UHF stations, and the active Maine stations are well away from my bearing from just about anywhere. My 10 element 2 meter beam also adds some selectivity because of its directivity, and 11 elements on 432 does the same. A third comment: I have compared the 910 against the XV144 on the same antenna and feed line against the stations that are "local" -- the closest are mostly in the Hartford area 60-70 kM south of me and there don't seem to be any issues on receive. I have used these two setups interchangeably for the past several weeks with no noticeable differences at all, specifically for comparison purposes. If cost and physical space were no issue, I would probably choose to run a Kuhne TR144H, but that unit is too costly for me (around 4X the price of the XV144). I managed a once-in-a-lifetime deal on the ICOM 910H, and with preamps it is a nice little box. Thank you for the response. I was aware of the advantages of transverter use, but maybe there are others on the list who will benefit from your comment. John Ragle -- W1ZI ===== K8RS wrote: > John, > If you are a casual 2M op than the 910H will serve you well, but if > you are a contest op, then I would keep the XV144. You will be disappointed > in the 910H on 2M during a contest. Local stations and big power stations > will show up all over your 910H dial underneath/overtop of the station you > want to work.. There is a trade off when you step away from transverters. > Roger K8RS > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html