[Elecraft] Planning kit purchase

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

I guess the economic question is whether the cost is worth it to salvage one
evening of operating per year or, if you're a contester, four or so hours of
planned contest operation. 

I'm lucky to live in a rather QRN-free locale - a small town in N.W. Oregon
surrounded by open countryside. Even so, I'm occasionally accosted by a very
noisy automotive ignition system or - especially if operating portable - a
dreaded cheap lamp dimmer. The NB does a fantastic job with that sort of
high-peak repetitive interference that would otherwise make any receiver
very deaf. 

For those rare occasions I consider the nominal price of the NB an absolute
bargain! 

Consider it like a "fire extinguisher". It just sits there 99% of the time
using up space, but when it's needed....

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Wilburn
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 8:30 PM
To: Chuck Guenther
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Planning kit purchase


Thanks for the input.  It is not a lot to spend if it helps.

David Wilburn
dave.wilburn at verizon.net



Chuck Guenther wrote:
> Dave Wilburn wrote:
> 
> "Noise blanker-If I am operating from home, is this needed? I'm kinda 
> on the fence with this one. My only experience with NB are on the 
> commercial rigs. I understand this one is better, but I have never 
> really seen any impact from using any of them. The archives seem to 
> prove that user either love or hate this one. Which does seem unusual 
> as that is the primary choices."
> 
> I really like the KNB2 noise blanker-- it's more effective with less 
> spurious responses than the noise blankers in any of my Kenwood rigs 
> or the Omni 6.  The combination of the KNB2 and the NR features in the 
> KDSP2 really works well, and I wouldn't do without either of these 
> options.
> 
> 73,
> Chuck  NI0C
> 
> 
> 
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