[ADXA] CW Skimmer question

[Scott Branyan]

Follow-up. I am not sure, Joel (and Jay). Turning the Skimmer software off
and on, sometimes I think I see an S1 or perhaps S2 difference on the radio
S-meter, but then it seems to self correct after a second or two but the
noise is still there. Sometimes the noise is minimal and other times it
interferes with decoding. I have not been able to correlate it to band or
other conditions. 

I may be getting some RF. We've had some changes in the electric service out
here so it may be a reflection of that. But the shack itself is not properly
grounded yet. We are making some changes (hoping to bury our electric
service out to the utility pole) and I have to install a ground rod under
the radio room and bond it to the perimeter ground rods. Hopefully, I can
complete that in 2022. 

If I leave the radio on for a while, the computer sometimes makes a hiccup
in the audio sound when I turn the radio on (an extra little ding). When
this happens, I have noticed WSJT-X sometimes crashes on me during a QSO.
When I unplug the radio for a while it resets and gives the normal sound
when I turn the radio back on. Perhaps a new radio to USB shielded cable
might help on that problem. 

A lot of variables. But thanks for the suggestions. I will keep looking for
some correlation to the problem and see what I can find and make the planned
upgrades as soon as I can. 

73,
Scott/W5AAJ

-----Original Message-----
From: w5zn at w5zn.org [mailto:w5zn at w5zn.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2021 9:39 AM
To: Scott Branyan
Cc: 'ADXA'
Subject: Re: [ADXA] CW Skimmer question

When the noise begins do you see an increase on your S meter? That would be
the "RF path" or do you just hear in in the speakers/headphones (that would
be the "Audio path)?

73 Joel W5ZN


On 2021-12-28 19:36, Scott Branyan wrote:
> Thanks for the reply, Joel.
> 
> Guess I don't know the answer to your question. I hear it in the 
> headphones. So I assume RX audio.
> 
> Radio is IC-7100.
> 
> Scott
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: w5zn at w5zn.org [mailto:w5zn at w5zn.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2021 4:03 PM
> To: Scott Branyan
> Cc: ADXA
> Subject: Re: [ADXA] CW Skimmer question
> 
> Scott,
> 
> You get "more noise" in the RX audio or in the RX RF path?
> 
> I assume you mean in the RX audio. What radio and what audio path are 
> you using for CW Skimmer
> 
> On 2021-12-28 14:57, Scott Branyan wrote:
> 
> 	Not always, so it seems to be conditions related, but often while I 
> am listening an otherwise quiet band and hear a faint station, when I 
> turn on CW Skimmer I get more noise--sometimes enough to wipe out the 
> station I hear. I've looked at settings in CWS and even experimented 
> with them but it doesn't seem to make any difference. Any clue as to 
> what might cause this?
> 
> 	
> 
> 	Thanks!
> 
> 	
> 
> 	Scott/W5AAJ
> 
> 	
> 
> 	
> 
> 
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