Poor JT65 performance using Anan8000DLE - help?!
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 12:32 am
Ok ... so I am continuing my quest for the 'better' radio ... have both the Anan 8000 and my Yaesu 5000 configured for WSJT/JT65 using WSJT-X. Two instances set up the same. The Yaesu is using the codec from the MicoHam Keyer II that it is connected to (use it for all connections/serial/audio). The Anan is using VAC. Both instances as far as I can tell are configured identical.
The antenna is a short wire to limit signals ... listening on 20 meters... the antenna is split to both rigs using a simple PL259 - 2X-SO239 adapter. So both are getting identical signals.
Consistently the Yaesu is out decoding the Anan by a substantial amount. Average is about 4 db with some signals that are off by as much as 11 db. I've seen, for example, in one decode session the Yaesu was worse for 2 signals (2 db average) and the Anan was worse for about 16 signals! The Anan is decoding more signals - nearly twice as many - I am not sure why that is except maybe it is cleaner using the full digital signal path ... but getting more signals isn't going to be as important as decoding weaker ones. Or stated another way assuming someone can point me to my faux pas and correct this then I will have, hopefully equal decode signal levels AND more decodes.
Thoughts please? SOMEONE hopefully will tell me I am doing something wrong - SURELY there isn't THAT much difference here - to the negative?!
Gary
K9RX
The antenna is a short wire to limit signals ... listening on 20 meters... the antenna is split to both rigs using a simple PL259 - 2X-SO239 adapter. So both are getting identical signals.
Consistently the Yaesu is out decoding the Anan by a substantial amount. Average is about 4 db with some signals that are off by as much as 11 db. I've seen, for example, in one decode session the Yaesu was worse for 2 signals (2 db average) and the Anan was worse for about 16 signals! The Anan is decoding more signals - nearly twice as many - I am not sure why that is except maybe it is cleaner using the full digital signal path ... but getting more signals isn't going to be as important as decoding weaker ones. Or stated another way assuming someone can point me to my faux pas and correct this then I will have, hopefully equal decode signal levels AND more decodes.
Thoughts please? SOMEONE hopefully will tell me I am doing something wrong - SURELY there isn't THAT much difference here - to the negative?!
Gary
K9RX