[ICOM] IC-718 / PSK31 / "phase noise"

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

Overdriving of the rigs by the PSK-31 equipment?

763 - Mac, K2GKK/5
Oklahoma City, OK



----Original Message Follows----
From: Steve Lewis <n8tfd at one.net>
Reply-To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
To: icom at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [ICOM] IC-718 / PSK31 / "phase noise"
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:29:46 -0400

So we were testing out some Field Day radios and antennas tonight.

We even put a mil-spec radio (SG-2000) on as the PSK31 rig...with the hope 
that it would be less "noisy" than others.

No matter what we do -- our IC-718 gets "blasted" by phase noise across 
several bands, whether the PSK31 transmitter is IC-706 or SGC's.  (Other 
radios hear it, but this one really gets pounded.)

It seems like a lot of people do PSK31 @ Field Day and don't report issues.  
Are we missing something?

This is on-topic since the Icom radio is the "victim".  :-)

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