Re: [IRCA] TP 11 Nov + Phasing

[Walter Salmaniw <salmaniw@xxxxxxx>]

At 09:56 AM 11/11/2006, you wrote:
>I must say, I really appreciate the fine tuning pots the 
>Ratzlaff/Misek phaser incorporates.  I use them every time that I'm 
>serious about achieving a maximum null.  Maybe 20% of the time, the 
>fine tuning just confirms what I found with the course tuning.... the 
>rest of the time, I get a significantly better null with the fine 
>tuning controls.
>
>I gotta tell you, it was an almost sexual experience to phase 
>740-KCBS literally down into the noise and watch the scope of the 
>Winradio as the spike of the carrier slowly dropped in level and then 
>disappeared from sight!!!  Better than driving a stake through their 
>collective hearts.  Unfortunately, I do not achieve such total 
>domination of the Vancouver stations :>)
>
>Two more mornings for me this year.
>
>John B. 

Good to see the Phaser is working well, John, and although I wouldn't quite put things in your context, I fully understand the excitement of nulling down a pest.  Now, one comment from me about phasing down a null.  In my short experience, I'm finding it virtually a must to visually watch the signal drop on the Icom's spectrum scope, or the S-meter.  Without them, I often miss that subtle nudge which signifies that you might have jumped right over the "sweet spot".  That concerns me a tad, since some of my receivers, and my primary MW dx machine (the 7030+) don't have the nice S-meter, and instead rely on a bar graph which frankly is not up to the challenge.  Now with the 7030+, I could always use the graphic S-meter provided by ERGO4 which would suit my requirements.  The Collins HF-2050 is another receiver with just the bar mode S-meter....also not enough to use properly, in my opinion.  So here's the question:  Are others able to null strictly by sound without looking at the dials?  ........Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC 


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