[Lowfer] new receiver kit

[Robert M. Bratcher Jr.]

At 06:09 PM 6/11/2009, you wrote:
>Have you ever heard of an R-389/URR....?   73...Jordan...
>

Or an R390A with an LF converter ahead of it? Sure it's big, bulky & 
full of vacuum tubes but it works!!

>----- Original Message -----
>From: <ku4xr at yahoo.com>
>To: "European & UK) and MedFer bandsDiscussion of the Lowfer (US"
><lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 5:00 PM
>Subject: Re: [Lowfer] new receiver kit
>
>
>
>Hey All:
>
>Assuming that this receiver will maintain .2uV Sensitivity into the
>LF range; it should be hot as a pistol for reception. I would wonder
>how stable a BFO system will be for the " Slow Modes " The 2100Hz
>selectivity can be overcome with outboard, or software audio filters.
>Most of us have learned to live with 10Hz Resolution anyway
>
>In comparison; my Kenwood TS450S only has 4uV Sensitivity at LF, so
>the N3ZI Rcvr will run circles around the General Coverage reciever
>
>For the price; ( pretty reasonable ) once you get used to setting
>the BFO for a given offset ( which is the only downside from my
>perspective being used for very tight receiving ), It's very possible
>that ( barring image or intermod ), 40dB rejection sounds pretty good,
>but with a sensitivity of .2uV , it's possible that some outboard
>filtering might be necessary for some users. Otherwise, it will
>probably outperform what many of us have on our tables right now.
>
>
>
>
>Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN.
>LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 184.322 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
>Coordinates: N: 35* 43' 54" - W: 84* 3' 16"
>http://www.myspace.com/beaconxr
>
>
>--- On Thu, 6/11/09, Paul Daulton <k5wms at aristotle.net> wrote:
>
> > From: Paul Daulton <k5wms at aristotle.net>
> > Subject: [Lowfer] new receiver kit
> > To: lowfer at mailman.qth.net
> > Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 4:07 PM
> > While drooling over his DDS
> > generator kits I noted Pongrance has a new
> > receiver kit proposed. It will be less than $99 with
> > coverage from 100khz to 11mhz. Sensitivity is 0.2 mv for
> > 10db signal to
> > noise. SEE http://www.pongrance.com/gcrx.html
> > for details.
> > This unit might make a nice stand alone rec for Lowfer.
> > What do you guys
> > think.
> > PAUL DAULTON
> > k5wms at aristotle.net
> >
> > Beacon WMS qrss 30/slow 187.492 khz 24/7
> > EM34wu
> > Jacksonville, AR USA