Re: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2

2005-08-27 Thread Bill Coleman
On Jul 18, 2005, at 12:47 PM, wayne burdick wrote: A more sophisticated noise blanker is certainly possible. It would need about twice as many parts, and to fit in the available space would require nearly all SMDs, including 0603 size passives and TSSOP ICs. Now, I certainly don't want

Re: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2

2005-07-19 Thread Paul Gates
XG1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Darrell Bellerive [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 10:55 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2 Eliminating the source of the noise is by far the best solution, however in many cases it is just

Re: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2

2005-07-19 Thread John D'Ausilio
Why does that imply pre-assembly? Lots of us out here are perfectly comfortable with SMT, and there's enuf builders-for-hire to support those who aren't ... de w1rt On 7/18/05, wayne burdick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, everyone, for all the input on noise blankers. A more sophisticated

Re: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2

2005-07-19 Thread Thom R LaCosta
On Tue, 19 Jul 2005, John D'Ausilio wrote: Why does that imply pre-assembly? Lots of us out here are perfectly comfortable with SMT, and there's enuf builders-for-hire to support those who aren't ... An interesting, and market driven to boot, approach would be if some enterprizing

[Elecraft] Re: KNB2

2005-07-18 Thread wayne burdick
Thanks, everyone, for all the input on noise blankers. A more sophisticated noise blanker is certainly possible. It would need about twice as many parts, and to fit in the available space would require nearly all SMDs, including 0603 size passives and TSSOP ICs. This implies a completely

Re: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2

2005-07-18 Thread Vic Rosenthal
wayne burdick wrote: A more sophisticated noise blanker is certainly possible. snip Still, this is definitely on the wish-list. When we do get to it, we'll be looking for testers who have all sorts of horrible noise to throw at it. My experience over the past 49 years as a ham tells me

Re: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2

2005-07-18 Thread Thom R LaCosta
On Mon, 18 Jul 2005, wayne burdick wrote: A more sophisticated noise blanker is certainly possible. Still, this is definitely on the wish-list. When we do get to it, we'll be looking for testers who have all sorts of horrible noise to throw at it. Hand raised, Baltimore's worst electrical

Re: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2

2005-07-18 Thread Darrell Bellerive
While an internal blanker would be consistant with the design goals of the K2, an external blanker would also be acceptable. Most severe noise problems are at a home QTH, and not at locations where portable operations are conducted. Less noise at the campsite than at home. A fully assembled

Re: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2

2005-07-18 Thread Paul Gates
18, 2005 1:09 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2 wayne burdick wrote: A more sophisticated noise blanker is certainly possible. snip Still, this is definitely on the wish-list. When we do get to it, we'll be looking for testers who have all sorts of horrible noise to throw

Re: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2

2005-07-18 Thread Paul Gates
PROTECTED] To: Elecraft Reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 1:21 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2 I ALSO WOULD GO FOR A BETTER BLANKER,,, keeping things in perspective MY K2,, with MY powerline noise,,, is superior to my Icom 756P2, and my

Re: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2

2005-07-18 Thread Thom R LaCosta
On Mon, 18 Jul 2005, Paul Gates wrote: I would think that be-moaning the fact of a better noise blanker would be to find the source of the noise which is pretty easy to do usually and with the help of the FCC things change. Let's see, using that logic, I can get rid of all the locks on my

Re: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2

2005-07-18 Thread Geoffrey Mackenzie-Kennedy
Hi Vic, Have you met an Evasive Noise Blanker? It won't send 'QRZ test' at you either! 73, Geoff GM4ESD Vic Rosenthal wrote: My experience over the past 49 years as a ham tells me YES! I want this. Noise of various types is the biggest problem I face in my day-to-day hamming, and it is

Re: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2

2005-07-18 Thread David F. Reed
Wayne, sign me up; I got lots of bad noise from a variety of sources; I would only love my K2 all the more... 73, Dave W5SV wayne burdick wrote: Thanks, everyone, for all the input on noise blankers. A more sophisticated noise blanker is certainly possible. It would need about twice as

RE: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2

2005-07-18 Thread EricJ
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vic Rosenthal Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 10:10 AM To: Elecraft Reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2 wayne burdick wrote: A more sophisticated noise blanker is certainly possible. snip Still

Re: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2

2005-07-18 Thread Paul Gates
Rosenthal' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Elecraft Reflector' elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 5:14 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2 I agree Vic. My location is pretty noise during the day, esp. in the summer. Frequently it is S5-S7 during the afternoon. The KNB2 does the best job

Re: [Elecraft] Re: KNB2

2005-07-18 Thread Darrell Bellerive
Eliminating the source of the noise is by far the best solution, however in many cases it is just not practical. I live in a farming area and there are many, many, electric fences. While an electric fence in proper order causes little if any RFI, most fences are simply not installed and