[R-390] R390A Popping

Sat, 27 Sep 2003 21:22:38 -0700 (PDT)

That sounds like an electric cattle/horse fence in the
area.

Joe

--- Russell Barber <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Chuck,
> 
>  I also have a R-390A and am hearing a popping
> sound.  In my case however I
> am hearing it on my R8500 as well.  I had to use 
> the wide Am bandwidth
> setting and turn the noise blanker off.  I never
> heard this popping until I
> moved out to California. I have heard this popping
> at a different QTH in
> town so I know it is not local to my house.   The
> limiter on the R-390A does
> eliminate the popping but at the expence of some
> fidelity.
> 
> Best regards
> Russ
> N3HPX/6
> Santa Cruz CA
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chuck" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 8:51 PM
> Subject: [R-390] R390A Popping
> 
> 
> > Guys,
> > My R390A has recently developed a problem.
> > During ordinary listening conditions in either AM
> or SSB, it pops at
> > regular intervals. The signal strength meter jumps
> when this occurs.
> > But, the pops are not always the same amplitude on
> the meter. The
> > popping seems to respond to a change in agc
> settings.
> > At first I thought it was external interference as
> it quits when the
> > antenna was disconnected. However, after comparing
> other receivers in
> > the shack and hearing nothing, I came to the
> conclusion it is internal.
> > Before tearing into the radio I thought I would
> ask the group for ideas
> > and suggestions
> > TIA
> > Chuck
> > [email protected]
> > _______________________________________________
> > R-390 mailing list
> > [email protected]
> > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390
> 
> _______________________________________________
> R-390 mailing list
> [email protected]
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/r-390

__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search
http://shopping.yahoo.com