what performance difference do you see between the 850 and SDR using side band on 10 meters?
FM signals take the IF from a noise spectrum to a square wave (limited) spectrum. you may be operating the SDR IF within it's dynamic range, i.e., the IF is not in haard limiting. maybe a little more rf gain is in order? side by side, i can't much difference between the SDR and my 850 on side band, but my ears are not analytical instruments, and one of them isn't that good any more! if there is any analytical difference between the two, it is only a matter of time before the SDR exceeds the boat anchor stuff, and i do like my 850 boat anchor! phil AB2JL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cecilio Bayona" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Radio Station W5AMI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 2:36 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Sensitivity of SDR1K vs TS-850 on 10 Meters > Radio Station W5AMI wrote: >> Just curious what I should expect on a comparison of rcve sensitivity >> between the SDR-1000 and KW TS-850 on 10 meters. With one watt of >> transmitted RF on FM between two stations 18.6 miles distant, the unit >> we tested shows the 850 as a winner by a long shot. I am not talking >> about S-meter readings, but rather readability. The TS850 captured >> the signal with 100% readability whereas the SDR-1000 was less than >> 50% copy. Is this typical, or is there something wrong with the >> SDR-1000 unit we used? >> >> Brian >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FlexRadio mailing list >> FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >> Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >> FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com >> > My TS-930SAT ,TS-940SAT, or TS-830 beats the SDR-1000 in terms of > sensitivity and being able to dig a signal that is way down in the > noise. But I must admit that I have not tried having the PC and monitor > far away from the radio, right now they are about 3 feet from the > SDR-1000 and 5 feet from the TS-940, TS-930, and TS-830. > > All three would use the same antenna and tuner, a vertical Delta Loop, > or an end-feed random wire. > > Next year I'm going to try to acquire a TS-850 or a TS-950DX, I love > those old Kenwoods, their receivers are awesome. > -- > > Cecil > KD5NWA > www.qrpradio.com www.hpsdr.com > > > "Sacred Cows make the best Hamburger!" Don Seglio Batuna > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio mailing list > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
