Re: [amsat-bb] FM satellites (was: Re: SUNSAT OVER EUROPE)

["Jim Shorney" <jshorney@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On Sun, 1 Aug 1999 12:41:42 EDT, K5OE@aol.com wrote:

>Just a couple comments on the 10 meter rigs.... I've had both.  The Uniden 
>(all varieties are pretty similar) has a lousy receiver section, especially 
>when compared to the HTX-100.

I've also heard this from people.  My pet theory is that since the 2510
is basically a thinly disguised CB, Uniden used a wider "compromise"
crystal filter to improve the AM RX.  I've got a chance to swap
something for an HTX100 this week, so I'm going to try something I've
always wanted to try; swapping the crystal filters.  The HTX is
basically a "stripped down" 2510, so it should work.

Another bit of 2510 trivia; if the 73 Magazine repeater split mod has
been done, this effectively kills the strong-signal selectivity of the
rig because the mod puts switching diodes across the crystal filter. 
The 2510 I got had this in it, and I wondered why I could hear truck
drivers 2 blocks away no matter where I was in the band until I ripped
those diodes out.

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Jim Shorney                   -->.<--Put complaints in this box
jshorney@inebraska.com
nu0c@amsat.org
NU0C
Lincoln, NE, USA
EN10KA
http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney/
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