I'd like to know whether it's ever been established that some very talented hams can out-hear the best SDRs and/or DSP available. Can a skilled ear-brain combo (such as some highly-skilled and talented 160 meter contesters) beat state-of-the art digital signal processing when it comes to copying the very weakest of signals buried in the noise?
I always thought Linrad was the best DSP software, though I never got it working right here (older sound card issues in Xubuntu). I asked the following question at http://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php?topic=104388.msg861047#msg861047 : "Are there any people who can hear weak signals with a good analog receiver, who --if they could instantly switch their antenna and headphones from the analog RX over to the best SDR made today-- simply couldn't hear any better with today's best SDRs and/or DSP software?" There's been a few opinions, but how about multiple valid tests? 73, Mike www.w0btu.com _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband