Interesting point---thanks for clarifying that, Alan. At any rate, these other rigs were dirty and operating with them was a nuisance.
73, --Ethan, K8GU/4. On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Alan Bloom <[email protected]> wrote: >> I was using my K3 in the vicinity >> of several other operators who were using an IC-706MkIIG, an FT-857D, >> and an IC-7000. All of these other radios produced horrible in-band >> phase noise. When I asked them about it, they were completely unaware >> that I was on the band! > > Assuming the same synthesizer is used for the transmitter and receiver, > then phase noise should affect the receiver and transmitter equally. > Those guys using transceivers with poor phase noise should also have > been wiped out on receive, even though the interfering K3 was clean. > > I suspect the problem is broadband amplitude noise generated in the > power amplifier chain. That would affect the transmitted noise but not > the receiver performance. > > Alan N1AL > > -- http://www.k8gu.com/ Repair. Re-use. Re-purpose. Recycle. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
