Good points. I'm glad to hear from someone with a bit of experience. I'll seriously consider one now.
Giulio Pico wrote: > > 2008/6/6 cptpatmcd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> Tom, >> >> My background is physics, not rf theory. But you're saying that the xv144 >> gives you better performance than a rig that was designed for that? I >> guess >> thats not too hard to believe, but still counterintuitive from my >> standpoint. Do you think I would get acceptable results from adding a >> texas >> microwave (or any brand) on top of the xv144 for 1.2 (or is it 1.4) ghz >> operation? My main interest in this area are the amsats but I've only >> managed a few sketchy qso's with a handheld before. Using transverters is >> uncharted waters for me. The only reason I'm considering one now is that >> 1. >> elecraft makes them and 2. a lot of folks seem to use them... so they >> cant >> be that bad right? I'm just skeptical of the added noise you introduce >> into >> the system with using them. Again though, I have no practical >> experience. >> -- > > There are several good reasons on this one.... to go for an xv... > 1st: The dynamic range. You will not find any on the market radio born > for 144 MHz with a dynamic range comparable to an HF plus xverter > setup (almost every serious contesting station in europe goes for this > choice). The main reason is that the designers don't think 144 MHz can > be as crowded as HF, but there are many stations in the spread in > europe that report 700-800 qsos per 24h contest. > 2nd: You can benefit from the many optional filters and dsp stuff that > are normally confined only in hf rtxs. > 3rd: On weak signal the setup is as good as the best 144 rigs, if not > better. > 4th: The design and production in the majority of the commercial IC > from the usual suspects is often directed to save money in the > production process, regardless of the final performance. > 5th: You don't really add noise, take a look at the NF figure of the > xverter, and try to compare it with some of the "good" rigs on 144 > MHz. > > 73 de Giulio IW3HVB > > P.S. > I currently use an IC-275 on 144 MHz (on FM...) But for serious > operation the XV144 and the K2 added a lot of fun and made my life > much easier in contest. > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > 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 > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Xverters-tp17697358p17702975.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] 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
