[ARC5] S+N/N ratio results.

[Geoff]

> 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.


Neither would I unless a low noise antenna such as a Beverage, K9AY, loop, 
etc was used. On a long wire, dipole, vertical, etc, a NF of 20dB is more 
than enough.

Carl