[1000mp] On-Air test for Roofing Filter check ??

[Michael W Elliott]

Hello Hans
 
Ahh so the review says that "in close-in performance when band conditions are 
really crowded".  I think the main thing here is Contestors need all the help they can get but a guy chasing DX?  Not necessarily -- the Transmitting station is most of the time running split so he can pick out what he hears even if it is partial letters of a call.  Technological improvements are great but not for everyone.  I had a ham tell me he wanted this because he understood it would help boost the incoming signal - hell he runs a crappy antenna system.  Now $150 won't hurt most of us doing a little of experimentation to make something better on the 1000mp or MARK 5 but anyone mis-guided to think it is a cure-all is fooling themselves.
 
Right now I'd sure like to have a little stock in this roofing filter with the bandwidth it is getting whether it is good or bad.  


Hans Remeeus <hans at remeeus.nl> wrote:
In RadCom from January 2005, Peter Hart G3SLX wrote in his conclusion:

"In most operating situations fitting this filter will not make much of a 
difference. However, those whose interests lie in contests and DXing will 
appreciate the improvement in close-in performance when band conditions are 
really crowded".

His one-page review is very interesting to read! I can recommend every owner 
of the 1000MP to buy this RadCom.


73,
Hans Remeeus (PA1HR)
http://www.remeeus.nl
Communication is about people, the rest is technology.


>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:1000mp-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of roofus
> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:53 AM
> To: All about Yaesu 1000mp
> Subject: Re: [1000mp] On-Air test for Roofing Filter check ??
>
>
> How interesting, so many have posted how well their roofing filter
> works and now 1 (one) post saying he is not sure he saw a difference
> (non contest) and it's "NOT TO ENCOURAGING". I guess it could be
> worse, it could have been a new IC7800 he just bought.
>
> Dennis KI8U
>

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