[Elecraft] Sherwood ranking

[Don Wilhelm]

In real world operating, it is an indicator of how much a signal 1 kHz 
away will interfere with the desired signal you are trying to copy.  The 
greater the dynamic range, the stronger that undesired signal can be and 
still allow you to copy.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 8/10/2012 6:06 PM, Gary Gregory wrote:
> *Barry,
>
> Perhaps more to the point..How does the measurement from Sherwood relate to
> real time performance and usability for the operator?
>
> In what way does an operator detect a difference so small between say the
> top 3 on the list?
>
> Is the price differential worth buying say position one in the rankings
> over a transceiver ranked at 2 or 3?
>
> Whilst the ranking may be valid in the single measurement as shown, in the
> real world the vast majority are unlikely to ever detect such a small
> difference if all the top 3 ranked units were sitting in the shack side by
> side etc.
>
> I guess it comes down to which one looks the prettiest....:-)
>
> Oh yeah, beauty IS in the eye of the beholder right? (I say this everyday
> when looking in the mirror in the hope I don't scare myself too much)
>
> Gary
> *
> On 11 August 2012 07:53, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Buck k4ia wrote
>>> How is the ranking decided?  Is it subjective or is there a formula?
>>>
>> It's ranked by Rob's narrow spaced dynamic range measurement.
>>
>> Barry N1EU
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