X-GM-THRID: 1229927722970530525 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.115.73.3 with SMTP id a3cs608572wal; Sat, 3 Mar 2007 11:50:02 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.67.26.7 with SMTP id d7mr6194440ugj.1172951401468; Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:50:01 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id q40si4642080ugc.2007.03.03.11.50.00; Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:50:01 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: neutral (google.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1HNaC4-0001xx-7s for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:47:00 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1HNaC3-0001xn-RT for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:46:59 +0000 Received: from smtp2.wanadoo.co.uk ([193.252.22.157] helo=smtp2.freeserve.com) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1HNaC0-0000Xr-IF for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:46:59 +0000 Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf3106.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 3D2981C00086 for ; Sat, 3 Mar 2007 20:46:51 +0100 (CET) Received: from youry0mkaz8jaq (user-514f62ff.l4.c3.dsl.pol.co.uk [81.79.98.255]) by mwinf3106.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with SMTP id 063C71C00085 for ; Sat, 3 Mar 2007 20:46:50 +0100 (CET) X-ME-UUID: 20070303194651256.063C71C00085@mwinf3106.me.freeserve.com Message-ID: <004a01c75dcc$ae600b70$ff624f51@youry0mkaz8jaq> From: "Martin Evans" To: References: Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 19:46:47 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: Re: LF: QAP 500...how to get rid of attenuator on rigs... Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 2791 Try setting the rig to 499.99kc and use the RIT to go up into the 501kc band. No more attenuator!!! That's what we do on 505-510kc here in the US. Mike WE0H WD2XSH/16 That's a super tip, Mike - I've got a modified TS850 and an unmodified TS950, and using the IRT on the 950 gives me almost the performance of the 850. Martin GW3UCJ Swansea, South Wales.