[Elecraft] [K2] KNB2 vs. electric fence.

Dale Boresz dmb at lightstream.net
Sun Aug 3 17:16:24 EDT 2008


Hello Joe,

Turn on your preamp, and then try the NB. Sometimes the noise just needs 
to be stronger so that the NB can do it's thing. This has worked for me 
many times.

73, Dale
WA8SRA


Joe Planisky wrote:
> Hey folks,
>
> I've recently started picking up relatively strong pulses at 1 second 
> intervals on my K2.  I suspect they're coming from a new electric 
> fence somewhere in the neighborhood.  But where they're coming from is 
> immaterial to my question.
>
> Should the KNB2 noise blanker be effective against this type of 
> noise?  I've always thought that such impulse type noise was exactly 
> what noise blankers were supposed to work best on, but I hear no 
> difference in the pulses whether the NB is on or off, nor at high or 
> low threshold settings.  This is making me question whether the NB is 
> working at all.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> 73
> -- 
> Joe
> KB8AP
>
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