> "u Tune" 9=Absolutly great, kills many kinds of noise and > BCI. A "must have" feature!
If "u Tune" reduces noise, the receiver is suffering from intermod or "window AGC" issues. Simply tightening the front end (a preselector) should not decrease the noise within the detector bandwidth. 73, ... Joe, W4TV > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Harpole > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 6:10 AM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Elecraft] 3 rigs compared > > > > First pass at USER evaluation of FT-9000d, K3, ORION 1. > > Settings were as alike as possible, band had 5 signals from > S-7 to S-1 (in QSO). 20m ssb. > > Same speakers, same ant. > > Sensitivity: 9=hiss was high pitched and somewhat irritating (no sig) > with sig, hiss not discernable. > > 3= most quiet with no sig, more base in audio. > > 1=similar base, higher hiss than 3, but > sigs above S-6 sounded vy natural. > > All three on vy weak sig.... could not discern any difference. > > NR alone: 9= good result but slow processor (?) caused some > "blasting" when NR knob turned. > > highest setting kills most hiss. Irritating > when knob turned. > > 3= good result, vy vy small processor delay, > highest setting kills most hiss. > > 1= great result, vy vy small proc. delay, highest > setting kills all hiss. > > NB alone: 9=vy gud on ignition noise, kills all; no effect > on other noises all knob settings. > > 3= IF "wide 7" gives some chop on sigs, otherwise good. > > DSP "T3-7" same chop. Lower both > settings-no effect on no signal condx. > > no automobile near by. > > 1= H only- no effect on no sig condx; H + 9 > gave same result, no car near. > > > "u Tune" 9=Absolutly great, kills many kinds of noise and > BCI. A "must have" feature! > > 3 and 1 = no have. > > Quiet idle (ant connected, no sigs.): 9, 3, 1= all same, > 3 and 1 more bassy. > > Controls: 9= Unequalled for controls of vast number on > front panel... Built in Display etc., > > great fun to use. Bandscope great for > this kind with jagged peaks from bottom > > of the scale (like all of them now > days). Very useful. > > 3= Bare bones with lots of multi function > knobs, This one is not for the knob twiddler. > > 1= Two huge tuning knobs good, but weak weak > usefulness of band scope... mostly useless. > > strange sometimes Cut & BW & PBT > interact (turn one affects the other in a bad way) > > sometimes does not do this. AF is > more base thus less hiss seems to be there. > > Overall score: 9= Best base rig, super fun to play with, > performance within others' range. > > 3= marginally better on sensitivity > but too close to really call; not enuf knobs. > > 1= dull looking, hard to love, but > lots of info on-screen; > > Very flexible Ant and VFO > A/B and Sub. handling. > > Can I keep them all, please mom? > > > Charles Harpole > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
