It will be interesting to hear if the Flex 6000/6700 when used in Europe can deal with the European 40m BC stations.
Some data. Over a period of several months when I was in Scotland, I measured the level of these 40m BC signals with which a receiver must cope. Using a 40m dipole at 70ft AGL firing N-S, not a beam, the level of the -carrier- of most of the European 40m BC stations at the shack end of the feeder would reach + 5 to +10 dbm under "normal" conditions of propagation. And there were many BC signals of similar strength "on air" at the same time. In this part of Europe the 40m BC signals are not as strong, probably due to being closer to the BC transmitters, which could benefit Flex's sales in Europe. 73, Geoff LX2AO On May 20, 2012 at 2:46 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: <snip> > However, when one has five or six -33 dBm "local signals" (easy > on 160 or 80 meters during a major contest ... or 40 meters in > Europe with the superpower broadcasters just outside the band) > the required signal handling is many orders of magnitude higher > than just two -23 dBm (S9+60 dB) signals. Instantaneous peak > voltages do not add linearly ... they add exponentially. ______________________________________________________________ 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
