[FCARC] HF Receiver Specs defined

[Adam T. Cately]

Bob KD8IMF and a few of us were talking this afternoon, and the subject 
of HF receiver specifications was brought up - there's a page online 
that states it shows Amateur HF radio receiver test data from their lab, 
here -

http://www.sherweng.com/table.html

with a bunch of columns of numbers, with somewhat obtuse header listings 
as to what it represents.  This page lists the best receiver specs from 
the top down (I was unimpressed that my Yaesu FT-2000, a radio that is 
touted to have a "great receiver" is listed wayyyy down the page...)  I 
found a quick page that seems to at least give some definition to a few 
of the headers, so that maybe you can better judge why "this" radio 
listed higher than "that" radio, which is here -

https://www.hamradioworkbench.com/podcast/understanding-hf-receiver-specifications

Scroll down from the top of this page, past the other links and such, 
until you see the bullet marks, starting at "Sensitivity" - here are a 
few of the most prominent specs for receiver performance and a somewhat 
decent description as to what it is trying to portray.

The first page does show other radios than just HF rigs, boat-anchors 
included, so it might be fun just to look down through the list to see 
if you recognize anything.

My Icom IC-706MKIIG scored in at #78, whereas my Yaesu FT-2000 
high-dollar high-tech big rig listed at #135 - I'm pouting . . .

Anyway, check it out if you care to, it's always good to learn something 
new if you can.