[1000mp] 8-4

[Tom Horton]

Barry,
  I thought I said that.
73, tom



At 14:16 03/14/02 -0500, you wrote:
>FWIW, I find the opposite to be true - weak signals are easier to copy on 
>topband with 8-4 in the "Tuned" position.  Only time I use "Flat" on 
>topband is when I can't hear band noise and desire the extra 6dB or so of 
>gain.
>BTW, I use an unamplified Beverage and still find the MP usually has 
>sufficient gain in the Tuned position.
>
>73,
>Barry  N1EU
>www.albany.net/~bg
>
>
>"Arie,
>  For the most part it just makes it easier to copy the weak signals when
>there is noise present.
>Just try it.
>73, Tom K5IID"
>
>At 19:35 03/12/02 +0100, you wrote:
>>Nice discussion!
>>I always have the tuned preamp switched in.
>>Never found the need switching to flat. I hear enough bandnoise with the
>>tuned preamp so there is no need to switch to flat on the low bands. Or is
>>there a measurable difference in performance (besides gain) why I should
>>switch to flat?
>>73, Arie PA3AAM
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Tom Horton <k5iid@ntelos.net>
>>To: <1000mp@mailman.qth.net>
>>Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 6:28 PM
>>Subject: [1000mp] 8-4
>>
>>
>> > I have noticed a few things about the with the 8-4 settings.
>> >   On ten meters if I have line noise, or any other kind of
>>band/atmospheric
>> > noise
>> > I set 8-4 to flat.  The weaker signals seem to be easier to copy, in fact
>> > there are many times that I hear signals with 8-4 flat that I
>> >   could not hear with the8-4 to tuned.
>> >   Now the converse seems to apply on 80/160. I set 8-4
>> > to tuned and it knocks down the noise on those bands.
>> > Try this and let me know what you notice.
>> > 73, Tom K5IID
>
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