drewko wrote: > 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 >
There's a bleeder resistor at the K3 front end, so this shouldn't be a problem. 73 Jon LA4RT > > > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
