On Jun 3, 11:04*am, dave wrote:
Mike wrote:
On Jun 3, 8:40 am, *wrote:
Mike wrote:

And Gregg, as usual, is wrong about sync. It is very important to
DXers trying to hear weak signals adjacent to much stronger signals.

A serious DXer would not use a crappy plastic portable.

Dave,

How DXAcish of you!

1. Not everyone has your vast resources.
2. Some of us just like cheap crappy radios.
3. DXing with a portable is a skill unto ittself, kind of like
UltraLite DXing.

Now go decode some .01 watt PSK from the opposite side of the planet.

Mike

A $50 boatanchor like an S-38 would outperform any of those radios for
weak signals. *I have a National NC-125 with a Q multiplier that'll
out-HFBC DX almost all transistor radios. *It drifts a litlle, but what
do you want for $50?

I'm not being a snob, but there are physical realities to deal with
here. *All but the very finest solid state front ends suck. *They appear
slightly deaf. *That's all. *I'm not trying to insult anyone.- Hide quoted text -

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I hear you. When I want to try an copy some dude from Guam keying
three watts from a coat hanger mounted to his pie pan plate - - I can
copy it with the HQ129X with the Q Multiplier. If I want to DX the BCB
I use either the 129X or 140. Hammarlund knew what they were doing
when they made certain receivers no doubt.