[ICOM] Icom 7200 noise blanker

[w7apm at mtaonline.net]

They have worked well for me but they do need a good antenna and not just a short whip. Blankers work well on pulse type noise but not so well on most types of other noise.

Marty
KL7AM

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From: John <af5cc at fidmail.com>
To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom 7200 noise blanker
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:42:54 -0500

Tried them before.  Never could get them to do a whole lot

John AF5CC

On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 2:57 PM,  <w7apm at mtaonline.net> wrote:
> A Timewave ANC-4 or maybe the MFJ 1025 or 1026 may be a better choice
>
> Good Luck
> Marty
>
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> From: John <af5cc at fidmail.com>
> To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [ICOM] Icom 7200 noise blanker
> Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:52:24 -0500
>
> I have a really bad noise on 17m (and sometimes other bands) that
> really makes it hard to hear signals at times.  It sounds like some
> sort of electrical crud from consumer electronics, or something like
> that.  It might be powerline noise, but I really don't think so.
> Anyways, I know the best solution is to remove the source of the
> noise, but that isn't always possible.
>
> I asked on eham.net about rigs with good NBs and the 7000 was
> mentioned a couple of times, and then I remembered that the 7200 has
> the same NB, I think.  After mentioning that one, a couple of hams
> said the NB works pretty good.  It also is cheapter than the 7000 and
> looks more rugged (important in my household).  Also, the eham.net
> reviews on the 7200 would mention the NB as well.  So, is it really as
> good as people say?  Is the 7200 a pretty good rig overall for the
> price?
>
> Any suggestions or experiences would be most welcome!
>
> John AF5CC
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