I also have an IC-910H (which is surplus to requirements now I have the XV144, if any UK based person is interested.) I much prefer the sound of the K3 receiver and having the standard K3 shift and width controls does help pulling a weak SSB signal out of the noise.
John Ragle wrote: > > 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 > > ----- Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. * G4ILO's Shack - http://www.g4ilo.com * KComm - http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html * KTune - http://www.g4ilo.com/ktune.html -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/XV144-tp6364463p6365157.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
