Thanks for the response... As I am not a "contesting expert", I have no
opinion on the topic that I wish to put forward publicly.
I am actually "afraid" to get too enamored with contesting as my DNA has
a tendency to drive me to extremes in anything I develop a passion for....
.... which is pretty much everything I put my hand to. And I'm pretty
fond of talking to and sleeping with my XYL... <big grin>
73,
______________________
Clay Autery, KY5G
(318) 518-1389
On 03/30/20 00:34, [email protected] wrote:
Hi Clay,
This thread is a discussion about the relative performance of
top-of-the-line
modern transceivers in the most demanding situations faced by serious SSB
contest competitors. The vast majority of transceiver users have no
concerns
about the performance of their transceiver under these conditions.
We're discussing the most demanding situations affecting transceiver
performance: weak -- often distorted -- SSB signals surrounded by
much stronger adjacent channel QRM. For much of the time on
20 and especially 40 meters the adjacent much stronger signals overlap
well into the receiver bandwidth. Typical spacing between SSB signals
is only 1.5 kHz, if you're lucky its 2.0 kHz and only rarely 2.5 kHz
or more.
This situation is rather unimportant for the casual contester, but its a
game changer at the upper levels of serious SSB contest competition.
For transmitted SSB signals we're concerned about situations where our
transmitted signal is relatively weak and surrounded by much stronger
adjacent channel QRM. The adjacent signals usually overlap well into the
transmitted signal bandwidth and the other operator's receiver has
much lower performance that our top-of-the-line radio.
73
Frank
W3LPL
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*From: *"Clay Autery" <[email protected]>
*To: *[email protected]
*Sent: *Monday, March 30, 2020 5:20:31 AM
*Subject: *Re: [Elecraft] The Big Three...
What is this "better" SSB performance of which you speak.
I am primarily a voice guy.... And I am constantly complimented on the
quality of my transmissions.
How are defining "better" SSB performance?
73,
______________________
Clay Autery, KY5G
(318) 518-1389
On 03/29/20 11:32, [email protected] wrote:
> This is by far not an unbiased survey. Teams that travel on airplanes to
> get to WRTC will be strongly biased toward light weight radios such as
> the K3. Operators who do not travel by a irplane will be biased towards
> radios with much better SSB performance.
>
>
> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "K9FD" <[email protected]>
> To: "Paul Gacek" <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2020 4:26:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] The Big Three...
>
> I agree Paul, and my comment was to play the stats in jest.
>
> when the glass is half full you can see it from both sides,
>
> I did that to stir the Elecraft kool aide crew.
>
> Having contested many many years in my past life, I dont own
> 3 - K3 radios because they are losers, and nope I am not in the
> class of any one who qualifies for WRTC. not even close,
> and at 75 I am not progressing any longer, I am on the slipping
> side of downhill.
>
> 73 Merv K9FD
>
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