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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I got to wondering
how Hermes (or Mercury) would behave when Alex is used and multiple Rx operation
is invoked. In Rx the antenna signal is routed first through the Tx LPFs
and then through the Rx bandpass filters. So the question is: if each
receiver is tuned to a different band, which set of filters is
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I ran a little
test. I don't have the Rx bandpass filters, only the Tx LPFs but am
certain the behavior is the same. What seems to happen is that initially
the filter corresponding to VFO A is selected. When the cursor is moved to
a different band on the panadaptor <STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">and the frequency is
changed</SPAN></STRONG> the filters are instantly switched to that
band.</SPAN> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Under these
conditions signals on all receivers cannot be simultaneously seen on the
panadaptor. They <STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">would</SPAN></STRONG> be were it not
for Alex's bandpass filters getting in the
way.</SPAN> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Isn't the whole
purpose of multiple Rx operation to give contestors a view of signals
simultaneously occurring on multiple bands...?</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">73,</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Rod,
KQ6F</SPAN></P>
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