[ARC5] S+N/N ratio results.

[Dennis Monticelli]

I think these radios do just fine with weak signals on 40M or lower where
the atmospheric noise is higher.  I put a passive DBM in front of a BC-453B
 and it will capture whatever is above band noise.  Stability is good too.
 The issue is CW selectivity.  You get used to what we did as novices, use
the analog signal processor between our ears.

Dennis AE6C


On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 8:38 PM, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> Just from my own perspective and with a nod to other viewpoints,
> I have a real simple way to to test S+N/N ratio in this ancient warriors:
>
> If the kids are not yelling, the dogs are not barking,
> the phone is not ringing and I can hear the other guys in the 75-meter rag
> chew,  the S+N/N reading is: "Good."
>
> These radios are not suitible for weak-signal work.
> The new-fangled plastic "computers with antennas" do that.
> IMHO, noise measurements in these rigs are valuable as a curiosity and a
> learning tool, but I wouldn't spend much of my own time fussing with them.
> YMMV, of course.
> Dave S.
>
>
>
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