K3 Noise Blanker (was K3 Plasma TV and other non OT junque)

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K3 Noise Blanker (was K3 Plasma TV and other non OT junque)

Dick Dickinson
I operate in a sometimes very high QRN area...45 y.o. Electric Distribution
System in the area.  Unblanked Noise has recently and regularly been in the
10 over S-9 realm on 40 meters.  

Can improvements be made to the K3 Noise Blanker?  Firmware..?  Hardware..?


73,
Dick - KA5KKT
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I wonder if Elecraft might have a plasma nearby and could run some test on
the K3 NB possibly making some custom changes?

Steve N4LQ


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Re: K3 Noise Blanker (was K3 Plasma TV and other non OTjunque)

Jim Cox
The logical cure for line noise is to notify the power distributor in the
area and ask them to locate the noise and eliminate it.   I have had good
luck in this regard especially if you take the time to narrow the noise to
specific poles, etc.
If you get little feedback from them, contact the FCC.   Its a slow process
sometimes but the RFI from power lines can be cured.   I have had to involve
the power distributor at every QTH during my years of Amateur Radio and had
very good luck getting a quiet QTH  which involved power line interference;
much easier than having to deal with neighbor's devices..

Jim K4JAF


----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward Dickinson, III" <[hidden email]>
To: "Elecraft Reflector" <[hidden email]>
Sent: Friday, November 26, 2010 10:55 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Noise Blanker (was K3 Plasma TV and other non
OTjunque)


>I operate in a sometimes very high QRN area...45 y.o. Electric Distribution
> System in the area.  Unblanked Noise has recently and regularly been in
> the
> 10 over S-9 realm on 40 meters.
>
> Can improvements be made to the K3 Noise Blanker?  Firmware..?
> Hardware..?
>
>
> 73,
> Dick - KA5KKT
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------
>
> I wonder if Elecraft might have a plasma nearby and could run some test on
> the K3 NB possibly making some custom changes?
>
> Steve N4LQ
>
>
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