[Elecraft] XG2 - Kit and Drake R7 and Orion II Comparison

[Kurt Pawlikowski]

Tom,

    Interesting! I've got the XG2 and a R-4C. I was told by Rob Sherwood 
(of Sherwood engineering) that at 1 micro-volt, the meter should be at 
S-3 and 20 over when set to 50 micro-volts. Since my rig was nowhere 
near that and I couldn't seem to make it any better when adjusting it, I 
packed it up and sent it to Rob to play with. It could also be that my 
XG2 has some sort of problem too! Guess I should have sent it along for 
testing! We'll see!

    Also, just wondering what kind of S-meter readings you were getting 
at the different XG2 settings from the two rigs.

    Regards,

    kurtt

    Kurt Pawlikowski, AKA WB9FMC
    The Pinrod Corporation
    kurtt at pinrod.com
    (773) 284-9500
    http://pinrod.com

Tom Childers, N5GE wrote:
> Good morning.
>
> I finished building an XG2 last evening and used my Drake R7 and Orion II as the
> test beds for the XG2.  
>
> Results:  The R7 receives the 1 micro volt signals on all three bands better
> than the Orion II (less RX noise and clearer tone).  I did not do the SN
> calculations scientifically, but to my ear the R7 was the better RX.
>
> The R7 will be 30 years old next spring and has not been aligned since the 80s.
> I look forward to receiving my K3 in late January 2008.
>
> Tom, N5GE
>
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