I've been wondering about potential receiver damage from rain and snow static. I think if my QRN level from snow static went to +60 I would probably shut the rig off and disconnect it. Is such damage a real threat? If so, is there a certain safe QRN limit that should be observed, say s9+60 for 30 minutes, or whatever?
73, Drew AF2Z On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:49:32 -0600, you wrote: >Man, I am a BELIEVER! > >I was calling ZB2FK, who was 539 when all of a sudden the QRN went to 60/S-9. >I mean PEGGED. I looked out the window of the shack and saw that we were >having a hail storm. We're up at 8400' in the Rockies...I punched the NB and >held it, adjusted it a bit and BAM! THE QRN WAS ABSOLUTELY G-O-O-O-O-O-N-E ! >I mean gone-gone!!!! >Never in my 45+ years of hamming have I heard snow static be just ELIMINATED!! > >WOW! WHAT A RIG! > >THAT WOULD BE THE K3 !! > >PAUL >WY7I >______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 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
