"Henry Kolesnik" wrote in message
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I know that Hallicrafters made a dual diversity set up and RCA used three
AR-88s in a trioka, selecting the best signal with a tone decoder that
switched in the best and let the other/s idle or squelched. I've heard that
Collins used the R 390 (51J or 51S?) , and Hammarlund the Super Pros ( only
600s or others?). It seems like three antennas spaced about 1000 feet apart
on an equilateral triangle was a 100% solution. Did the Brits use it a
Bletchley? But I don't see anything these days and have to wonder if
diversity reception was made obsolete by SSB or the news & financial
services using wire for TTY. I also know that Telstar was the final nail.
Was the primary use for RTTY or was it used to voice well as CW? Anyone
have some real personal experience to offer?
Thanks
Hank WD5JFR

The Flex 5000 will also do diverstity RX with the 2nd RX option installed.
W4OP