[ICOM] Icom IC-756ProIII or TS-950SDX

Jack/W6NF vhfplus at bmg50.com
Wed Oct 24 22:29:19 EDT 2007


Larry wrote:
> I have been a ham for a long time work a little DX. Would someone tell me
> why hams think they need two receivers? I have never had a rig with one and
> for the life of me don't know how I would use one. Just a simple answer
> please. 73 OZ
>
> Larry Wassman W3OZ
> ARRL #1 Honor Roll
> www.w3oz.com
>   
Hi, Larry!

Dual receivers are used primarily for maximizing your score in 
contests...at least that's how I have seen them used. You can run QSOs 
on one receiver/frequency and tune on the other receiver looking for 
additional QSOs or, preferably,  new multipliers. This is done using 
split headphones with one receiver in the left side and the other 
receiver in the right side. It takes some practice and is particularly 
difficult for someone like me who has a hard time chewing gum and 
walking at the same time ;>)

73,

Jack, W6NF




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