[Elecraft] NB Verses DSP? Do I Need the Noise Blanker?

[WILLIS COOKE]

Now, if Elecraft could just offer a noise blanker that
blanks the noise that the XYL makes when she wants you
to take her shopping, you to mow the lawn, you to
paint the house, etc. 

--- Tom Hammond <n0ss at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Mike:
> 
> >Upon a recent used (Built) K2 purchase, I have been
> told by two K2 
> >builder/operators that since the K2 has the DSP
> installed, I didn't 
> >need the noise blanker. I was under the impression
> that the noise 
> >blanker targeted man made systematic noise while
> the DSP worked more 
> >on the signal end of things. Does DSP filter out
> the things that the 
> >noise blanker previously took care of or am I
> wrong?
> 
> The KDSP offers Noise REDUCTION, but NOT an
> effective noise BLANKER!!!
> 
> The noise reduction is quite good at what it does,
> and that's reducing the
> background noise during reception... but it's NOT a
> replacement if you need
> a BLANKER.
> 
> As with just about any blanker, the noise blanker
> must 'see' the appropriate
> type (characteristics) of noise before it can do a
> decent of of blanking it,
> but when it DOES see the right noise, it will do a
> very nice job. It likes
> to see repetitively-spiked noises, such as line
> noise, ignition noise, and
> the noise your XYL's electric mixer or the
> neighbor's electric fencer makes.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Tom Hammond   N0SS
> 
> 
> 
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Willis 'Cookie' Cooke 
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