[Alinco] DX-70 distortion from noise blanker

[Lionel Booth]

Ray LaRue wrote:

>I recently purchased a used Dx-70 for my mobile installation and basically
>like it very much.  However the noise blanker is very aggressive, so much
>so, that although it does a good job on repetitious noise pulses, it seems
>to create rather severe distortion on the desired station received audio.
>It also seems to respond negatively to off frequency stations when on the
>NB.  In other words when the NB is on, there seems to be more cross
>modulation from strong off frequency stations, than with it off.
>
>Is there any known way to soften or adjust the levels, for the noise
>blanker, so it won't be so aggressive?
>
>Your attention is appreciated.
>Ray, W4BYG
>Naples, FL
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>List Owner: Ray Brown, KBØSTN
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I have observed the same issue in a mobile installation.  To the best of 
my knowledge there isn't any way to change the threshold.  I find I can 
either have a distorted, nearly unreadable signal, or a signal buried 
under noise.  

Lionel

N5LB