[Yaesu] changes in rigs when CW dropped?

Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:56:56 -0600

Either a troll or a very new ham or a very confused person . . . However, I
tend to agree with your observation about the person in question being a
parts seller . . . $$$ do affect one's perceptions.

73/72, George
Amateur Radio W5YR -  the Yellow Rose of Texas
Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13QE
"Starting the 58th year and it just keeps getting better!"
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Willmore" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] changes in rigs when CW dropped?

> > Interesting... but with ALL of these improvements they will
> > never SOUND as good or as clean as a good old tube receiver
> > like a Collins, for example.
> >
> > Computers can try all they want but they will still sound very dirty and
abrasive to
> > the ears.
> >
> > I had not realized how BAD the solid state rigs ALL sound until I got
hold of a
> > couple of old Collins 51J receivers lately.
> > SO SWEET! And they hear everything better than all of these
> > $1000 - 3000 rice boxes with their DSP / APF / ANF / preamp /
> > mumbo-jumbo add-ons will ever do! It cracks me up!
> >
> > With the filters in this WW2 military tube rig I can dig out things
> > that the new rigs can't hear because of their inherent digital
> > noise floor.
>
> I can only assume this is a troll.
>
> But, just in case they actually believe it:
>
> Yeah, tubes sounds great because they distort in a pleasing fashon.  Too
bad
> that's still distortion.  I'm sure it makes you happy to listen to it, but
> nothing else wants their signal distorted that way--PSK31, RTTY, MT63,
MSK16,
> any of the STANAG, etc.
>
> If you didn't derive income from selling parts for older rigs it might be
> possible to take your comments more seriously.
>
> Cheers,
> David N0YMV
>
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