Hi all
I owned both 736 and a 910 for several months, I made exhaustive tests during VHF/UHF contest and always gave a better result on 910.
My two cents.
73 Luis EC4TR
El 29/04/2017 a las 18:08, David G0MRF via AMSAT-BB escribió:
Hi Dave.
The FT736R receiver sensitivity is limited by its noise figure, which is about 4 or 5dB at best. By the time you add on a little coax loss you have a receiver which struggles to compete with modern sets.
However, having said that the radio is loved by many as a simple receive (masthead) preamp powered directly from the radio can transform its sensitivity. It is still used by many for EME Contesters also like this radio but frequently replace the internal LNA and mixer with one produced by Mutek.
www.ssbusa.com/mutek.html
I have one here and still use it. No front end replacement, but a masthead preamp does work wonders.
73 David G0MRF
Please help me out with critical comments about receiver sensitivity vis-a-vis the venerable FT-736R and latest 2-m/70-cm all-mode transceivers best suited for AMSAT work.
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