Cecil Moore wrote:
John Smith I wrote:
... technology, ain't it wonderful? Welcome to the new millennium!

My SCS PTC2e multimode controller will copy PACTOR2
DX signals from Europe that I cannot even hear and
don't even budge the S-meter. It also copies CW at
faster speeds than I can copy.

A fascinating piece of gear! IIRC, it does a bunch of other modes,
too.

Of course it needs to be hooked to a computer, too. Not too many
years ago having a shack computer would have been a big
investment, but now the SCS unit probably costs more than the
computer it's hooked up to.

How much are current PACTOR2 capable boxes going for, anyway?

As for hearing signals you can't - that's really a matter of having
more filtering
and a better detector.

As for speed - well, consider this:

You could almost certainly win the Tour de France and set world-record
times
for each leg - if they'd let you ride your Harley to do it....;-)

73 de Jim, N2EY