Mike,

You're right.  It's the only way they can design broadband receivers that
don't cost a fortune and occupy more space than there is in the radio.

Steve

On Wednesday 4/28/04 12:26 Mike Freeman wrote:

>And these multiband radios have broad front-ends of necessity.
>
>Mike Freeman
>
>On Wed, 28 Apr 2004, Steve Dresser wrote:
>
> > Not so much the antenna as the front end.  If the front end had a
> > preselecter, you probably wouldn't nearly as much of a problem.  As I said
> > before, though, pagers are notoriously dirty.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > On Tuesday 4/27/04 15:40 Brent Harding wrote:
> >
> > >That's what I sort of wonder. I live across the street from the technical
> > >college, heard a lot of those are put on buildings like that. I never
> > >thought too many people use them any more, a friend's scanner receives the
> > >frequencies and there's activity there. I suppose the antenna on the
> th-f6a
> > >is more general coverage than meant for more than 2-meters, although on
> > >Sunday on the way up here, 440 was working quite well! I know the
> > >interference here though must be specific to the area, the transmitter
> > >emitting this stuff must be exceptionally old, and/or dirty.
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 10:33 AM
> > >Subject: Re: Big interference all over the place with Th-f6a
> > >
> > >
> > > > Did someone put a pager transmitter up on or near your building?  Those
> > > > things are notoriously dirty.  Another possibility is that signals from
> > >two
> > > > transmitters in your area are mixing to produce intermod that your
> radio
> > >is
> > > > picking up.  That one is much harder to track.
> > > >
> > > > Steve
> > > >
> > > > On Monday 4/26/04 23:38 Brent Harding wrote:
> > > >
> > > >  >Yeah, on 440 it almost sounds like something on the order of
> pagers one
> > >used
> > > >  >to hear with police scanners, that periodic tone and digital
> noise they
> > > >  >transmit. Not good for wanting to try the local nets on there.
> > > >
> >