Return-Path: Received: (qmail 12209 invoked from network); 16 Mar 2002 22:54:06 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by excalibur-qfe1-smtp-plusnet.harl.plus.net with SMTP; 16 Mar 2002 22:54:06 -0000 Received: (qmail 27811 invoked from network); 16 Mar 2002 22:54:04 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 16 Mar 2002 22:54:04 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 16mOUR-0002Ao-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Sun, 17 Mar 2002 00:25:35 +0000 Received: from www.gardaol.com ([195.223.232.51] helo=netregister.it ident=rmmail) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 16mOUP-0002AS-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 17 Mar 2002 00:25:34 +0000 Received: from ik2dedlibero (brescia30.phoenix.it [213.82.97.94]) by netregister.it (8.11.4/8.11.4) with SMTP id g2GMhjb10103 for ; Sat, 16 Mar 2002 23:43:45 +0100 Message-ID: <002f01c19cd0$554b1880$5e6152d5@it> From: "Giulio Scaroni" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Subject: LF: Best receiver for LF. Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 08:51:52 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: Content-transfer-encoding: 8bit

Thank for all the station that has answered me with private e-mail for my question on best LF receiver.

I have bought last week end at ham fest here an EDK300 by RFT, is a very good receiver tunable from 14 Khz to 30 Mhz, very very good stability from an OCXO at 10 Mhz, but not better than my IC775, the Icom have a better phase noise becouse its use the DDS, in EDK, the design is like Racal little older, so PLL from late 80 is little noisy.

Also i have bought a W&G SPM-12, and also this unit is very well working on LF, so at the end, after many test, not big difference from all the equipment, also the W&G, with the 25 Hz filter is very good in QRSS (but not good stability, the OL is not phase loocked).

The last is my IC 738 with an external DBM Mini Circuit mixer and preselector, not worse, not better than all the other here, with my short antenna, may be that in Mantova with big antenna the history may be different!!

So, after this test, i dont know if is really good buy a receiver designed for LF, when a good HF radio with external converter do the same job!!

But is also the spirit of our hobby testing all the equipment, for find the better solution at less price.

73 to all IK2DED Giulio.