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

[Kurt Pawlikowski]

Wayne,

    Yeah... I was going from memory... Guess my refresh rate needs to be 
turned up... {'-)

    Regards,

    kurtt

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

wayne burdick wrote:
> 50 microvolts is S-9, not 20 over, in the Elecraft world  :)
>
> I'll agree with Rob on 1 uV = about S3, though.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
> On Nov 15, 2007, at 8:40 AM, Kurt Pawlikowski wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>
>>> http://www.n5ge.com
>>> http://www.eQSL.cc/Member.cfm?N5GE
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