[Yaesu] Re: Pin Diodes FT-990 and FT-990 HISS

[Bruce McLaughlin]

It seems to me the real test is if you hear 'em and can work 'em it's
working for you.

Bruce - W8FU
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert C De Grippo" <kr4da@earthlink.net>
To: <yaesu@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] Re: Pin Diodes FT-990 and FT-990 HISS


> I just tried this test and I have the HISS.
> I have never had a problem hearing or working a DX station and I
don't
> understand the implications on recieving DX stations.
> I am not a TECH person like some of you but the REC works for me.
>
> I also purchased a Kenwood TS-570D a few months ago and I really
haven't even
> used it. But I tried this test. I cannot hear any HISS on the
TS-570D.
>
> Does that mean that I should hear the DX better with the TS-570D?
> I need to play with these radios and try this with a DX station and
see which
> radio I hear better with.
>
> And do I really need to hear it better if I can work DX that anyone
else can
> hear. Maybe it's important on the LOW bands. But my 80 FULL wave
loop works them
> and
> hears them good enough for me.
>
> Boy this could really get carried away when you start discussing
REAL SPECS and
> performance of the radio as compared to everyday use.
> We all know what a great radio the FT 990 is, that's why I bought
it.
>
> Stuart Rumley wrote:
> >
> > This hiss is a common problem with the Yaesu FT-990 and FT-1000.
For this
> > radio it is the limiting factor on sensitivity excluding
secondary factors
> > such as local oscillator phase noise and intermodulation
distortion from
> > adjacent high level signals.
> >
> >
> --
> Bob
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