[Icom] help with qrm/qrn

[Malcolm Ringel]

Hart, I agree with WL7M...and, try to spring for a nice clean used 756
PRO....You will be surprised at the many enjoyable features. It like I
always tell people who ask me about buying a first guitar: If you get a
crummy one, you won't like it and it'll sit...further, nobody will want it
when you go to sell it. Spend a little more than you want to and get
something you have a better chance at really liking....then , if you don't ,
you can move it on more easily. Good luck es 73, Malcolm K3KZ.
----- Original Message -----
From: "WL7M" <joe@xyz.net>
To: <icom@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] help with qrm/qrn


> May I suggest that you purchase a good Icom rig, then also buy a
> "ClearSpeech" noise processor?  The ClearSpeech unit does wonders in
> reducing noise at all audio levels/frequencies.  You can find a review at:
>
> http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/57
>
> The come in two versions:  base unit (no speaker), or mobile (speaker
built
> in).
>
> You can purchase one at:
>
>
<http://www.amcominc.com/productdetail.cfm?Prod_ID=16>http://www.amcominc.co
m/productdetail.cfm?Prod_ID=16
>
>
> Money back guarantee, and I do NOT have any interest in the company...just
> a satisfied user.
>
> 73,
> Joe
> WL7M
>
> At 12:03 PM 1/17/2003, you wrote:
>
> >Here is my problem, and I hope you can shed some light on it.
> >
> >I want to get back into HF radio [phone mode] but I need to know what
type
> >of rig I should be looking for. I live in the city of toronto and I can't
> >put up a dipole or beam so the only other antenna is a vertical one, due
> >to the limit space that is available to me. I have a medical problem
> >called tinnitus [or ringing of the ears] and after listening or trying to
> >tune out the hash or what I call the fried egg sound [after 5min of
> >listening] I get sevier headaches. So I abandoned HF all together and
sold
> >my rig.
> >I'm currently on 2m/70cm and I don't seem to any problems with qrm/qrn do
> >in part with the squelch on the rig. And i'm glad for that.
> >
> >A few years ago I got into 20M qrp'ing and found the radio [mfj model]
had
> >a built in crystal which seemed to get rid of or lesson the background
noise.
> >
> >So I figure it may not be line noise at all but just atmospheric noise. I
> >remember that the higher the freq the less the noise was. e.g. On 10M it
> >was around 1-3 S units and on 160M it was around 5-9 S units.
> >
> >I need to know what type of rig or equipment I can buy that isn't going
to
> >put me in the poor house or were I don't have to refinance my shorts [if
> >you know what I mean]. I ask this because when I got into ham, I made the
> >foolish mistake of buying what ever looked good and never even researched
> >the products. So you see I don't want to make the same mistake twice.
> >
> >I am looking forward to your thoughts on this matter, and please don't be
> >afraid to ask any question that might help me. Please e-mail me off line;
> >va3kis@hotmail.com Thanks
> >Hart
> >
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