We do add the needed delay as needed on the K2 and K3.

73, Eric  WA6HHQ
Elecraft
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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
>   
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