Got my new KSYN3A boards in this morning. Installation took about 30
minutes and it was not necessary to remove anything but the old
synthesizer boards and install the new ones. I'll echo the sentiments
of not having to re-install those lockwashers on the back of the boards!
Everything fired right up and it's a little too soon to tell for sure,
but I had been having a lot of internally generated noise on 6 meter
receive and that's gone now. Also gone are the Key Clicks that were
plaguing me on 6 meters when the KPA500 was on. Contributing to the
demise of the 6 meter clicks may also be the installation of a brand new
Cushcraft 5 element Yagi in place of the 3 element one that had been on
the tower, but I did test for clicks after I installed the beam and I
could hear them using my KX3 as a receiver. They seemed to disappear
when the amplifier was in standby.
With the new syn boards, I can no longer hear any clicks on 6 with the
amplifier running and the amp will run right up to 550-600 watts out
without them showing up again. All in all, I'm extremely happy with the
new synthesizers and I'm also able to hear several non-directional
airport beacons from close by airports within 50 miles of my location
using my 160/80/40 trapped dipole so having even limited VLF capability
is a big plus here. I'll try it again late this evening after the D
layer absorption dies down and see if I can hear some of the other
beacons that are still active throughout the state.
Anyone need a couple of "old style" synthesizer boards? They can be had
real cheap - LOL.
Jim - W0EB
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