[Elecraft] How can the KNB2 be tested?

[Tom Althoff]

Hi Thom!

Do you have oil heat?

They say gas heat is cleaner.  Perhaps the ignitor produces short clean
noise spikes in my furnace?  LOL.

Seriously...if you have problems with the furnace ignition one thing that
worked GREAT for me and did not mess up the radio with intermod products was
that noise cancelling antenna from MFJ...hmmm...the 1024 or 1026?    That
worked 100% to eliminate the noise when I used it with the internal noise
whip.   I always used it with a foot switch though instead of relying on the
internal RF sensing relay.

Have a happy new year!

73 de Tom K2TA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thom R LaCosta" <lacosta at bcpl.net>
To: "Tom Althoff" <althoff at verizon.net>
Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] How can the KNB2 be tested?


> On Mon, 26 Dec 2005, Tom Althoff wrote:
>
> > I have three sources in my home that the KNB2 works well on and is great
for
> > testing:
> >
> > 3) Electronic ignition of my furnace...turn up the heat and listen to
the
> > zapping of the ignitor for a few seconds.
>
> My KNB2 has never worked with furnace interference whatsoever.
>
> Perhaps I have a random width ignitor?
>
> 73,Thom-k3hrn
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