Keith, I would be interested in reading about your observations on the differences between receivers. Please consider posting them to the reflector.
Darrell On Thursday 28 February 2008 09:01, you wrote: > I've done this, or as close to it as I can get. Yes, there is a big > difference. > > I hook up 2 rigs to the same antenna and then feed their audio outputs > (speaker outs) into a mixing board. I adjust the audio to give the best > S/N ratio on the rig and then trim each channel on the mixer to get both > rigs at the same level in the headphones. I can then listen to one rig > or the other (or one in each ear) by just sliding volume faders up and > down or hitting a mute button. In this way, I'm using the same antenna, > tuning the same signal at the same time and listening on the same > headphones. The only difference is the rig itself. > > I've done this test with various combinations of R4A, 2B, IC-735, > TS-830s, TenTec Omni V, K1 and K2. > > What I've found is that the differences between rigs are shown more > clearly with this sort of rapid A/B testing. You can really hear the > differences in AGC action, IF passband width, frequency response, > distortion levels and general grunge or harsh sound. There really is a > difference. No, we are not just chasing numbers. > > - Keith N1AS - > - K2 5411.ssb.100 - > - K3 Wave 3 - > > -----Original Message----- > If a ham were to sit down in front of all the top rigs, blind folded and > not allowed to touch them, would he or she be able to pick out the one > with the best receiver by just using his or her ears? > ... is there really a difference in the lab numbers as close as they are > or are we just chasing numbers? > > Gary, > N7HTS > _______________________________________________ -- Darrell Bellerive Amateur Radio Stations VA7TO and VE7CLA Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
