[Elecraft] Noise Blanker Wish List.

[n6wg at comcast.net]

Geoff
That's the way the NB in my old Kenwood TS180 worked.
It has an 8 MHz 1st IF, and the NB pickoff is before the 8 MHz crystal
filter, as I recall.  The NB is tunable with a front panel control to
allow you to move away from an interfering signal.
73, Bob N6WG

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> Greetings Folks, 
> 
> An "Evasive" noise blanker is on my wish list. This is the system where the 
> noise blanker receives noise from "out of band" and none of its circuits 
> (except for its input "tap off" and the IF Gate) are in the main signal 
> path. Best done when you can tune the noise blanker receiver a little to 
> avoid strong out of band signals (ie evasive). The result is that your 
> crosstown "friend" at S9++ and 1 kc up does not "key" the noise blanker. The 
> idea has been around for a long time, Collins used it but they picked up 
> noise at low VHF. Bit more complex but it really pays off I've found. 
> 
> 73, 
> 
> Geoff. 
> 
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