[50mhz] What radio has the hottest 50 MHz receiver?

[W5KDJ]

Hi,
What do you think of the Elecraft 6m converter?

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W5KDJ - Wayne
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From: "km1h" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
To: "_Mailing List 50 MHz" <50mhz at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [50mhz] What radio has the hottest 50 MHz receiver?


> FWIW its worth I DO have a lab full of HP test equipment as well as 
> several towers with various 6M antennas. Bench testing is only a 
> fraction of the story.
>
> The "hottest" setup Ive tested and used is an antique Hallicrafters 
> HA6 tube transverter with a home brew GaasFet front end fed into a 
> modified Kenwood TS-830. The combination of extremely low noise 
> figure, very high overload capability and extremely low phase noise 
> allow me to dig for DX and operate a contest under the most trying 
> conditions. I dont need or care for lots of bells and whistles on VHF.
>
> I have several TS-830's and use them as IF's for transverters from VHF 
> thru microwave.
>
> A DEM transverter is pretty good but I had to remove the overload 
> prone IF amp to make it useable in my hilltop RF heavy enviroment with 
> a TV/FM/Paging facility under 2 miles away. The front end is also 
> broad as a barn door and needed modification.
>
> Ive tested just about every xcvr from TR6 thru 756 PRO-ll and they all 
> have serious shortcomings for anyone interested in the ultimate in 
> performance.
>
> If I was to buy a modern xcvr it would probably be the latest 756 PRO 
> version but that would primarily be to replace my aging TS-940 on HF.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
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