We do add the needed delay as needed on the K2 and K3. 73, Eric WA6HHQ Elecraft ===
William Carver wrote: > "IMHO, the problem with most blankers, as mentioned below, is that the > designers don't introduce any delay in the signal path. It takes some > time to amplify, detect and form the blanking pulses that drive the > noise gate. > Absent delay, the noise pulses get through the gate and do their > mischief before the blanking takes place." > > That's right: the blanking pulse needs to open the gate before the > signal+noise pulse gets there. You can either delay the signal, or you > make the blanking pulse so quick that it naturally arrives there before > the signal. A wideband noise receiver can have less delay than the > receiver, and blanking pulses can be generated in nanoseconds with > todays fast circuits, so it can sometimes be done without a delay in the > signal path. > > W7AAZ > ______________________________________________________________ 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

