[Elecraft] Receivers

[Phil Wheeler]

Jerry,

Speaking for myself, any comments I make regarding Rcvr comparisons are 
based on data published on line (ARRL and at least one other place).  I 
do not have the lab to do these tests, but I do understand the results..

I do agree that the RX environment is important.  If my local noise 
level is S8, having a receiver able to hear an S1 signal (vs. one which 
hears only an S2 signal) is not of much practical value.  Then features 
which deal with that noise are more crucial.

73, Phil

Jerry W. O'Dell wrote:

> You know, I'm a ragchewer, and I just like to talk to people.
>
> Yet I hear all manner of discussion about super-low noise
> figures and suchlike, and people saying that their 775 is
> better than their ProII or vice versa.
>
> I would submit:
>
> (1) Without lab equipment, you simply can say such things.
>
> (2) Maybe you can't say it even with the good stuff. As I recall
> antenna noise is the ruling factor below somewhere about 21 mhz.
>
> Personally, give me the 20 over S9 signal any day! I am so old
> that just S9 will do!
>
> No offense, and not aimed at anyone. But if you tell me that your
> 781 is more sensitive than your FT1000D, in my book, you'd better
> have a dandy lab!
>
> 73 jerry w8gnd
>
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