Guy, IMHO, I think it is a great blog. Up front and honest opinions based on solid reasoning and experience are never wrong.
Don't worry about the flamers, Ford people will never like Chevys and Chevy people will never like Fords. It is what it is. I usually pay little to no attention to folks that don't have the most up-to-date hardware (ECOs) and software. That receiver they used is nothing like what we have today. Hopefully in the next few weeks, we'll get another one (hint, hint Eric) Keep up the blogs! -Tim --- Tim Ellison ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) Integrated Technical Services ( http://www.itsco.com ) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Guy Atkins Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 11:44 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New Blog on Trans-Pacific MW and Tropical Band Hi Trevor, I'd hesitate to duplicate any comments or additions to my blog on the Flex-Radio reflector, as I'm sure my interests are in the minority. However, it's easy enough to check the blog occasionally. There are also services out there which will notify you via e-mail when someone's blog is updated. I will say that the recent comments under the "Introduction" section of my new blog for the SDR-1000 is a good example of debate on the merits of receivers. I had no idea my observations would have stirred up such responses. It may not be a flame war, but you can begin to warm your hands over the heat... <g> I try to tread lightly when discussing lab tests and such, as there are others far more knowledgeable than myself. I do, however, know a good receiver when I get my hands on one; the proof is in the logbook. If the SDR-1000 turns out to be lackluster for MW and tropical bands, I'll know soon enough! In any case, I'm sure there's some fiction mixed with the facts in the comments I've received at www.sdr-1000.blogspot.com I'm particularly interested in any Flexers' response to Dallas Lankford's critical comments in my blog, particularly his comments such as the SDR-1000 having "an estimated 8500 spurs greater than -110 dB over its entire range." Whaaat?? 73, Guy -----Original Message----- From: Trevor Smithers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 10:36 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New Blog on Trans-Pacific MW and Tropical Band Could I suggest that any comments on this subject are also published here as well - I've read Guy's review and found it extremely interesting, as I'm sure others will. When I first started using the SDR, back end 2004, I found the receive performance on 160 wide open to BCI. The cure was a Kiwa BCB filter which cleaned up top band a treat and probably any breakthrough on 80 as well. For anyone interested in VLF the Kiwa 500khz low-pass filter is also very effective. http://www.kiwa.com/bcb.html http://www.kiwa.com/LPF.html Trevor G0KTN _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz
