Watkins-Johnson WJ-8711A vs ....
 

Hiya...

I've always been curious to know what it would be like to use a magabuck
professional rig like the Watkins-Johnson WJ-8711A for DX'ing.

Take an R8 or an R-75 and assume that the antenna will be a 200ft long wire
with coax feed, balun and proper grounding. Using radios in that class as a
comparison point, what extra would I get out of a rig like the WJ-8711A for
DX'ing in comparison using the same antenna ???

Also.. Can/Should a rig in the class of a WJ-8711A be hooked up to an
antenna that is so large that it would overload an R8 or R-75 ???

Thanx !!!!

--

Respectfully,

Michael

Location: Northern NJ
Primary Radio: R-75 with full Kiwa mods.
Antennas: 200ft "Frankenstein" roof wire, G5RV
Additional Radios:GE Super Radio III, PL-550,
KA-1101, KA-1102, Kaiwa KA-989, Info-Mate 837,
Westinghouse H-104 (seven tube)
Home Page: http://md_dxing.tripod.com/

Good question Mike:

I keep buying Lottery tickets; so eventually I'll strike it rich
&
THEN I'll buy A Watkins - Johnson & a farm out in the country &
a decent vehicle to travel to it ( Piper Cub / Lear Jet; Cant decide..) &
build a slew of antennas for the W- J..

- Only a matter of time , BTW..

Let me know what you find out..

Dan ( R-75 & 100 foot random wire, Poverty Hollow, USA)


In article , "Michael"
writes:

Subject: Watkins-Johnson WJ-8711A vs ....
From: "Michael"
Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 00:47:27 GMT

Hiya...

I've always been curious to know what it would be like to use a magabuck
professional rig like the Watkins-Johnson WJ-8711A for DX'ing.

Take an R8 or an R-75 and assume that the antenna will be a 200ft long wire
with coax feed, balun and proper grounding. Using radios in that class as a
comparison point, what extra would I get out of a rig like the WJ-8711A for
DX'ing in comparison using the same antenna ???

Also.. Can/Should a rig in the class of a WJ-8711A be hooked up to an
antenna that is so large that it would overload an R8 or R-75 ???

Thanx !!!!

--

Respectfully,

Michael

Location: Northern NJ
Primary Radio: R-75 with full Kiwa mods.
Antennas: 200ft "Frankenstein" roof wire, G5RV
Additional Radios:GE Super Radio III, PL-550,
KA-1101, KA-1102, Kaiwa KA-989, Info-Mate 837,
Westinghouse H-104 (seven tube)
Home Page: http://md_dxing.tripod.com/

you will actually hear stuff on the WJ, that the others don't.
that simple.
I know.

The new third-generation software-defined receivers now provide real
alternative at a fraction of the WJ costs, and have some features that
even the WJ does not have.

See for example this:
http://www.winradio.com/g3

Jo

On 10 Apr 2004 00:59:50 GMT, (KE2WG) wrote:

you will actually hear stuff on the WJ, that the others don't.
that simple.
I know.