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"Lucky" wrote in message ... "Dale Parfitt" wrote in message news:Lp6Kd.1957$u45.16@trnddc08... "Lucky" wrote in message ... "Dave Holford" wrote in message . .. Lucky wrote: Is this mainly a program listening rig? How is the SSB on it with no PBT or shift? I guess you can't even compare it to a Drake R8 huh?? Any opinions? Thanks Lucky The SSB is excellent; the synchronous AM, all 4 options, works great; as do the AM and AMN. Dave But how can it be that good in SSB with no PBT or shift? Explain.. Lucky What does PBT or IF shift have to do with tuning SSB? These controls are for moving the filter response across the passband, and have no effect on fidelity other than perhaps hurting it off moved too far. The difference between the R8 and the Lowe is that the Lowe is built tremendously better and the Sync modes work as well if not better. Dale W4OP What does it have to do with it? There are many SSB stations I would have to listen to with loads of interference if I didn't have them. Some I wouldn't be able to continue listening to at all. Lucky Hi Lucky, I build most of my receivers, including the crystal filters- the Lowe being the exception. None have PBT but the do have excellent 8 to 12 pole crystal filters with exceptional group delay- I have never missed PBT on them or the Lowe. My IC756 PRO has tiwn PBT and although it is occasionally a help, I have yet to find a station that I can copy on the PRO that I cannot copy on the Lowe or the homebrews. Bottom line- I'd take better crystal filters over PBT any day. Dale W4OP |
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"Michael Black" wrote in message ... "Lucky" ) writes: Is this mainly a program listening rig? How is the SSB on it with no PBT or shift? Those are both bells and whistles, very uncommon even thirty years ago, and only slowly moving into more common appearance, and towards lower priced equipment. Good SSB means good stability, good selectivity (sufficiently narrow, and sharp skirts) and a product detector. If it's got that, then it's good for SSB. The other things may help under some conditions, but people have lived without them. Micahel I guess you can't even compare it to a Drake R8 huh?? Any opinions? Thanks Lucky Ok guys thank you. I use the PBT to get the tone and any little drop of interference to my liking. I'll reevaluate my use of it. Lucky |
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Lucky wrote:
snip Ok guys thank you. I use the PBT to get the tone and any little drop of interference to my liking. I'll reevaluate my use of it. Lucky Hey, if you're happy with the results you get when using it, keep using it. |
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Dale Parfitt wrote:
I build most of my receivers, including the crystal filters- the Lowe being the exception. None have PBT but the do have excellent 8 to 12 pole crystal filters with exceptional group delay- I have never missed PBT on them or the Lowe. My IC756 PRO has tiwn PBT and although it is occasionally a help, I have yet to find a station that I can copy on the PRO that I cannot copy on the Lowe or the homebrews. Bottom line- I'd take better crystal filters over PBT any day. Dale W4OP Where do you get your ceramic IF filters? ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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starman wrote: wrote: And stable as a ROCK. Depends on the location of the rock. :-) What are the stability specs' for the HF-150? Stability ............. =B1 30 Hz in 1 hour typical |
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"starman" wrote in message ... Dale Parfitt wrote: I build most of my receivers, including the crystal filters- the Lowe being the exception. None have PBT but the do have excellent 8 to 12 pole crystal filters with exceptional group delay- I have never missed PBT on them or the Lowe. My IC756 PRO has tiwn PBT and although it is occasionally a help, I have yet to find a station that I can copy on the PRO that I cannot copy on the Lowe or the homebrews. Bottom line- I'd take better crystal filters over PBT any day. Dale W4OP Where do you get your ceramic IF filters? I build crystal filters, not ceramic. Dale W4OP |
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Lucky wrote: Is this mainly a program listening rig? How is the SSB on it with no PBT or shift? I guess you can't even compare it to a Drake R8 huh?? Any opinions? Thanks Lucky Speaking of HF-150s, there's one on Ebay right now: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW Could be an interesting auction. Funny thing is, I noticed a Satellit 700 up for auction as well: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...6243 261&rd=1 The bidding on the 700 is already up to a whopping (and mind boggling) $565.00. I'll bet the Lowe goes for significantly less than this. I really do believe that Ebay is a great marketplace for tabletop receivers and some 'portatops', but not so good (and occasionally terrible) for portables. Steve |
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wrote in message oups.com... Lucky wrote: Is this mainly a program listening rig? How is the SSB on it with no PBT or shift? I guess you can't even compare it to a Drake R8 huh?? Any opinions? Thanks Lucky Speaking of HF-150s, there's one on Ebay right now: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW Could be an interesting auction. Funny thing is, I noticed a Satellit 700 up for auction as well: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...6243 261&rd=1 The bidding on the 700 is already up to a whopping (and mind boggling) $565.00. I'll bet the Lowe goes for significantly less than this. I really do believe that Ebay is a great marketplace for tabletop receivers and some 'portatops', but not so good (and occasionally terrible) for portables. Steve That Lowe 150 went for $465 and it didn't even have a US power supply. Was it worth that price? How much would it have been worth if you could find one with a keypad for it too?? Thanks Lucky |
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Lucky wrote:
wrote in message oups.com... Lucky wrote: Is this mainly a program listening rig? How is the SSB on it with no PBT or shift? I guess you can't even compare it to a Drake R8 huh?? Any opinions? Thanks Lucky Speaking of HF-150s, there's one on Ebay right now: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW Could be an interesting auction. Funny thing is, I noticed a Satellit 700 up for auction as well: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...6243 261&rd=1 The bidding on the 700 is already up to a whopping (and mind boggling) $565.00. I'll bet the Lowe goes for significantly less than this. I really do believe that Ebay is a great marketplace for tabletop receivers and some 'portatops', but not so good (and occasionally terrible) for portables. Steve That Lowe 150 went for $465 and it didn't even have a US power supply. Was it worth that price? How much would it have been worth if you could find one with a keypad for it too?? Thanks Lucky Mike Maghakian offered one here for $425 a few weeks ago - that was a good deal. My impression is the one on ebay closed around the middle of the range they normally do. |
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