Nibbling out the area contained by the holes in the front of the chassis will reduce the noise by nearly 80%. Went from extremely annoying to knowing the fan is on.
73, Carl WC0V Doug McCann wrote: > I have read a lot about the SDR-1000 fan noise, and must admit I find it a > little loud for me. > > I would simply move the unit, but the cables aren't long enough..so, I am > looking for a solution. > > My research turned up a couple of solutions nibbling out the metal behind > the fan grill (does it really work?) and this solution > > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/m.rabel/SDR%20Fan%20noise.html > > wondering also if this one is safe? > > > > My guess is this has been discussed before, but any suggestions or thoughts > would be appreciated. > > > > Doug McCann, VA3CR > > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
