[Elecraft] K3 VS 7600 Sherwood List

Radio Amateur N5GE n5ge at n5ge.com
Sat Sep 5 01:51:02 EDT 2009


On Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:21:48 -0700, Alan Bloom <n1al at cds1.net> wrote:

>Guess which radio has the best 100 kHz blocking dynamic range (146 dB),
>actually 6 dB better than the K3?
>
>...
>
>Answer:  The Drake TR-7, which was introduced over 30 years ago!
>
>Of course, with its wide roofing filter the close-in dynamic range is
>much worse and it doesn't have microprocessor control and all the bells
>and whistles of a modern rig.  But for raw performance, it's still
>pretty hard to beat.
>
>Al N1AL
>
[snip]

Have one and the R-7 RX  also.  Awesome old time rigs!

Tom, N5GE

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