Based on observations after driving many thousands of kilometers with a transceiver parked on 50.125, a sure fire test of a noise blanker would be to position your receiving antenna near just about any Chrysler minivan that's more than a few years old.
I can't explain why just them, but the evidence was too obvious to ignore; they seem to radiate a lot of ignition noise. 73, Ken Alexander VE3HLS --- Ron D'Eau Claire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mike AB3AP asked: > > Can anyone recommend a way to test my new K2 noise > blanker? My antenna > (260' long dipole) is nearly 200' behind the house, > so I'm thinking of > loosening feedline connector & turning on a hair > dryer nearby. Maybe even > use a short random wire antenna for the rx test. > Any better suggestions? > > ------------------- > > If you've got a cheap lamp dimmer around that > produces a huge buzz when it's > set somewhere between full on and off, the NB should > kill all that noise > very nicely. The hair dryer might do it if it's > commutator noise that it > generates. > > The NB is designed to eliminate repetitive, > high-amplitude, short duration > pulses such as those (and those generated by > unshielded auto ignitions). > > Ron AC7AC > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
