[ICOM] Good effective noise blankers

[Anders Janis SM4RNA]

My IC-775DSP has a very good NB. I always have it switched on and adjusted to minimum level. Kills all my electric fences and can take any strong stations without any distorsion what so ever.

My IC-746 (non pro) kills the electric fence at best by 75% and gives strong distorsion when any signal stronger than S6 is anyware between +-10kHz.


/Anders
 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Geiger" <ne0p at lcisp.com>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 6:47 AM
Subject: [ICOM] Good effective noise blankers


I have asked this question before in a different format, but are there any Icom rigs that have a good noise blanker in it that also doesn't kill receive?  I live in a pretty noise location so I need the noise blanker to cut down the noise, but on the rigs I have used recently they also hurt the receive. On CW I can hear loud stations 10khz away or more with the NB on-coming through as a raspy, aurora sounding signal. 

Are there any rigs that have effective noise blankers that won't lead to this increased IMD noises?  Or is that just the nature of a NB and the price you pay for using it?

73s John NE0P

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