[Lf] [Fwd: LF: Best receiver for LF.]

[Andre Kesteloot]

Giulio Scaroni wrote:

> 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.



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