Re: [Elecraft] Noise Blanker Problems

2010-12-11 Thread Geoffrey Downs
- Original Message - From: David g0aixda...@aol.com To: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 3:03 PM Subject: [Elecraft] Noise Blanker Problems Using the latest Beta Firmware I notice distortion on the audio when using the noise blanker even on low settings

Re: [Elecraft] Noise Blanker Problems

2010-12-11 Thread Ron D'Eau Claire
Not here Geoff, but I can't really tell. I assume there will be distortion any time one goes whacking great holes in the spectrum of a signal to blank noise pulses, and that will vary widely based on the strength of the signal, presence of nearby signals and many other factors. IIRC the exact

Re: [Elecraft] Noise Blanker Problems

2010-12-11 Thread Gary Gregory
Yes Geoff, 4.22 appears effect the DSP NB more here with me also. I rarely use it but in the last few days I have been trying it out and I am noticing a lot more artifacts than before. 73's Gary On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 5:29 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire r...@cobi.biz wrote: Not here Geoff, but I can't

[Elecraft] Noise Blanker Problems

2010-12-04 Thread David
Using the latest Beta Firmware I notice distortion on the audio when using the noise blanker even on low settings. This applies whether dsp or if or both are used. On reverting to Firmware 4.14 no such distortion occurs. Anyone else have similar problems? Dave G0AIX

Re: [Elecraft] Noise Blanker Problems

2010-12-04 Thread Nate Bargmann
* On 2010 04 Dec 09:05 -0600, David wrote: Using the latest Beta Firmware I notice distortion on the audio when using the noise blanker even on low settings. This applies whether dsp or if or both are used. On reverting to Firmware 4.14 no such distortion occurs. Anyone else have similar

Re: [Elecraft] Noise Blanker Problems

2010-12-04 Thread Guy Olinger K2AV
The mechanisms of noise reduction nearly all result in artifacts of some sort, which a given individual would describe as distortion Removing anything unpleasant from the RF off the antenna while surfacing a perfectly formed SSB audio which was formerly buried in the unpleasantness and totally

Re: [Elecraft] Noise Blanker Problems

2010-12-04 Thread Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
I don't think I've ever had a rig that didn't cause SOME noticeable distortion when used with SSB, but then 88% of my lifetime QSO's have been in CW Mode. Using the lowest settings possible is a good way to reduce the distortion, but it won't completely go away, since it works by chopping out the