[LCC] K3 vs. R-4C MDS measurements

[Mark, K5ER]

Hi Randy,
         Thanks for bringing this info to the list. Charlie, WA5YOU and a 
few others talked about this years ago. I didn't fully grasp its usefulness 
and importance until I became interested in contesting. It has been talked 
about at Contest University in Dayton, and also in a NCJ article a couple 
of years ago. To me, its also the basis of using antenna such as a K9AY 
loop or a Beverage, where you get some directional selectivity, and at the 
same time, drop the noise floor enough to allow the receiver's dynamic 
range to work without being overdriven or distorting. Especially when on 
the low bands, the RF gain and attenuator have become some of the most used 
functions on my radio. This makes it MUCH less tiring to copy exchanges 
without having to listen through all the noise.
         Thanks for your participation in the LCC list!

73,
Mark, K5ER


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>More forwarded from an email discussion between Tom, W4YOK in Plano, TX 
>and his friend Randy Parmer, W8FN in Arlington, TX concerning a shootout 
>between a super Drake R4C and Elecraft K3.  We're sort of like -- 
>eavesdropping.
>randy  K4LJA -- an interested observer.
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>Receiver sensitivity is probably the easiest thing to achieve and the 
>least useful to have at HF. ....