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Re: Elecraft] Re Competition for Elecraft

Bill W4ZV
Hi Mike,

         Sienna design goals (not final specs):

MDS: -130dB (preamp off)
IP3: +25dBm at 5 kHz spacing; preamp off
Blocking Dynamic Range: >125 dB at 5 kHz spacing
2-Tone Dynamic Range: >90 dB at spacings >= 5 kHz

http://www.getboost.com/dz/sienna_specs.htm

         These are nothing great.  If they were at 1-2 kHz
spacings they would be getting close to Orion.  But
then you have a little issue with phase noise, which
Ten-Tec uniquely addresses in Orion's synthesizer design:

http://radio.tentec.com/cms-files/565_syn_article.pdf

K2, IC-7800 and I suspect FT9000 (no close-in data
yet) all fall apart at <2 kHz spacings due to phase
noise issues.  Note the "f" footnote in the second
column from the right below.

"Measurement was Phase-Noise Limited rather than
intermodulation limited"

http://www.sherweng.com/table.html

                                 73,  Bill  W4ZV


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