X-GM-THRID: 1197004973006051837 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf X-Gmail-Received: c50898895dc7a41380a3cff97c4dc091cdc328c2 Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.54.71.12 with SMTP id t12cs76272wra; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 10:58:20 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.66.244.2 with SMTP id r2mr3005380ugh; Mon, 06 Mar 2006 10:58:20 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id s1si5712187uge.2006.03.06.10.58.19; Mon, 06 Mar 2006 10:58:20 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: neutral (gmail.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 1FGKs8-0002jS-DN for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:55:56 +0000 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1FGKs7-0002jJ-Uf for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:55:55 +0000 Received: from smtp1.wanadoo.co.uk ([193.252.22.158] helo=smtp1.freeserve.com) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.51) id 1FGMOA-0001fy-V1 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Mon, 06 Mar 2006 20:33:23 +0000 Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf3006.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 6EF821C0008F for ; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 19:55:34 +0100 (CET) Received: from MLB (user-3169.lns2-c11.dsl.pol.co.uk [84.68.236.97]) by mwinf3006.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with SMTP id 3B3A01C00083 for ; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 19:55:34 +0100 (CET) X-ME-UUID: 20060306185534242.3B3A01C00083@mwinf3006.me.freeserve.com Message-ID: <00e701c6414f$8b8c5710$61ec4454@MLB> From: "Martin Evans." To: References: <001b01c64072$4060e860$02423850@MARLEEN> Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 18:55:32 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=ham,BAYES_00=-2.599 Subject: Re: LF: What's the best receiver? Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original 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: 6813 I am using a rather old Kenwood TS940 with Dave,s pre- amp which performs very well with a built in 270 Hz crystal-filter combined with the built in Audio Peak Filter which reduces a lot of noise .The S-meter calibration will be 50 microvolts for S9 if you put an adjustable attenuator ( a simple potmeter will do ) between the pre-amp and the receiver . 73,William PA0WFO ################################### Thanks for this, William. Yes, this is what I am going to try - quick and easy. Next to get the antenna resonated properly! 73s Martin GW3UCJ.