[amsat-bb] Re: VHF UHF Rig

-- Terry Dillard, KI4YZI www.ki4yzi.com "Veritas Vos Liberabit" On 7/24/08, Sebastian w4as@bellsouth.net wrote: > > Oh boy, and here I just bought a used dual band mobile on the cheap > (no transmit) to take care of the birdy problem. > > Do you have any idea why the birdy would show up on a different > radio? Could it be a matter of a lack of shielding? It just doesn't > make any sense to me why a different rig would get that interference > on receive, and even when using a different antenna. > > Others have suggested using a preamp on 440, and turning off the > 2000's internal preamp and lowering the rf gain, therefore using the > preamp to get rid of most of the birdy. > > But I guess I'll find out for sure when my other rig gets here. > > 73 de W4AS > Sebastian > > On Jul 24, 2008, at 7:00 PM, Bruce Robertson wrote: > > > On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:31 PM, Mike Miller mmiller@nctc.com > > wrote: > >> Thinking about selling 847.....Which rig is best for > >> satellite..work.? > >> > >> ICOM 910 H > >> Kenwood 2000 > >> > >> opinions ....your 2 cents > > > > I own a TS-2000. The birdie problem on SO-50 and AO-27 is quite real, > > and there is no fix I know of. I find that the birdie is so bad that > > even if I use a different receiver on UHF, I pick up the birdie on it > > as well! So it is a worse radio regarding satellite work than the ICOM > > if you care to work these birds. However, if you consider the fact > > that a fine HF radio is thrown in at no extra cost, that there is > > continuously adjustable filtering also at no cost, you might prefer > > that trade-off. I'm reasonably pleased with mine. > > > > However, if money were no issue, I would get the ICOM for satellite > > work and a different HF radio with even better characteristics. > > > > HTH, > > > > 73, Bruce > > VE9QRP >