That could be, Ron. I remember when GE had it in their radio, and we didn't, it soon showed up so we could compete in bids. I imagine the bid process drove that more than any actual need :-) 73, Bob N6WG
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 8:12 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3: Noise Reduction (NR) in FM Mode > > ??? > > I worked on FM gear in the land mobile business as a service rep and > salesman and we *never* used a noise blanker. A limiting I.F. amplifier was > a basic part of the receiver design since the detector does not respond to > amplitude modulation at all, including noise. > > Noise does not modulate the frequency. > > Maybe Motorola didn't use good FM detectors. Some simple types of "FM > detectors" respond to both AM and FM. > > Come to think of it maybe that's why I outsold Motorola in our market area > with E.F. Johnson land mobile FM gear <G>. > > Ron AC7AC > > > -----Original Message----- > > Hi John > When I worked for Motorola, both their and GE's top of the line two-way FM > mobile radios did include noise blankers for the mobile environment. They > worked quite well for their intended use. 73, Bob N6WG > > _______________________________________________ > 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
