If I were a "philosophercater" (excuse my Bush-speak), I would think AM
performance on a transceiver would be not of much concern to the
manufacturer, so the performance may not be as good as what you would
find on a receiver. I'd expect no drawbacks in sideband.

Transceivers get a bit hotter since you have more circuitry. It follows
that they draw more power. Not that much of a big deal unless the
transceiver uses a fan.

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Ah, therein lies the need for the 6KHz filter for the FT-840, to bring
the perceived response a little closer, very close indeed.

In addition, the heating created by a transceiver will be largely
impacted by transmitting. When not transmitting, the power consumption
and heating will be considerably reduced. I have never heard the fan run
on my FT-840, it never gets that hot. Even one of my Handhelds with a
diecast metal body, you can carry it all day as receiver, but when
transmitting, the case gets fairly warm.

(I am tired, I just figured out how to spell transmission, I had been
trying to spell it transmittion, but it didn't look right. I restructured
the sentence to eliminate it, but later realized my folly).

Regards,

Dr. Artaud

If I were a "philosophercater" (excuse my Bush-speak), I would think AM
performance on a transceiver would be not of much concern to the
manufacturer, so the performance may not be as good as what you would
find on a receiver. I'd expect no drawbacks in sideband.

Transceivers get a bit hotter since you have more circuitry. It follows
that they draw more power. Not that much of a big deal unless the
transceiver uses a fan.

Have a look at:
http://www.dxing.info/equipment/icom_ic756_plimmer.dx
where I compare the Icom 756 transceiver with the Drake R8B receiver
--
John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods
RX Drake R8B, SW8 & ERGO software
Sony 7600D GE SRIII
BW XCR 30, Braun T1000, Sangean 818 & 803A.
Hallicrafters SX-100, Eddystone 940
GE circa 50's radiogram
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx

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If I were a "philosophercater" (excuse my Bush-speak), I would think AM
performance on a transceiver would be not of much concern to the
manufacturer, so the performance may not be as good as what you would
find on a receiver. I'd expect no drawbacks in sideband.

Transceivers get a bit hotter since you have more circuitry. It follows
that they draw more power. Not that much of a big deal unless the
transceiver uses a fan.

John Plimmer wrote:

Have a look at:
http://www.dxing.info/equipment/icom_ic756_plimmer.dx
where I compare the Icom 756 transceiver with the Drake R8B receiver

It's always the tuning knob!

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Ace, the R8B is a great radio and the tuning knob is easily fixed with a
really nice heavy metal one from Mike Magakian.

The Icom case is also solid like the old 48 Ford bodywork, whereas the Drake
is made of empty sardine can tins = pity.

--
John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx

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John Plimmer wrote:

Have a look at:
http://www.dxing.info/equipment/icom_ic756_plimmer.dx
where I compare the Icom 756 transceiver with the Drake R8B receiver

It's always the tuning knob!

dxAce
Michigan
USA

John Plimmer wrote:

Ace, the R8B is a great radio and the tuning knob is easily fixed with a
really nice heavy metal one from Mike Magakian.

The Icom case is also solid like the old 48 Ford bodywork, whereas the Drake
is made of empty sardine can tins = pity.

But the Drakes DX like a bat out of hell! Can't argue with success.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm