[Elecraft] Wish list item

[Vic Rosenthal]

Ron D' Eau Claire wrote:
> 
> Sometimes I find that it is necessary to turn the preamp ON in order to get
> the noise blanker to work properly. That seems to be necessary to get the
> noise level up where the NB can deal with even in the Low Threshold setting.
> But I do that ONLY when absolutely necessary, since running the preamp when
> it is not needed also degrades the ability of the receiver dynamic range.

I have never encountered a situation in which the preamp needed to be turned off
because of dynamic range issues.  Of course, the guy down the block with the KW
has moved, and I don't have a multi-transmitter contest station!  However, I do
often turn it off simply because then I can run the RF gain wide open and let
the AGC contol the volume without hearing loud background noise.  As you say,
the noise blanker definitely does degrade performance and should only be on when
needed.

73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA