[SixClub] Birdies?

Wed, 25 Feb 2004 13:46:20 -0600

The MFJ 1025 Noise Canceling Signal Enhancer is a wonderful device 
I've used here for years on the low bands; on 80 meters it can take 
an S9 noise level down to S3, and signals totally buried in noise 
then pop up 3-4 S units above the noise!

However, you can't just "Plug and Play" as it requires a separate 
noise antenna that really hears the noise and a safecrackers touch on 
the controls to find the fairly sharp noise null. Several people I've 
touted it to claim it doesn't work at all... until I demonstrate to 
them how to use it.

That said, I've had very limited success with it on 6 meters, as my 
noise antenna usually doesn't hear the same noise sources as my beam 
at 65'. I've thought of sticking a 6 meter loop on the tower as an 
alternate noise source, but haven't gotten around to it yet.

For the low bands, however, it's priceless!

73, Joe/W9JUV

>Hi!
>
>I was reading the AES catalog last night, and a little
>device they sell came to my attention. It is an
>Antenna noise canceller. The way it works is as
>follows; you connect the line form the antenna to the
>device and from the device to the radio. The device
>has a small antenna to pick up locally generated noise
>from line, computer, etc... end then substract it from
>the incoming signal before it goes into the mixer. The
>concept is sound, but the device is not cheap; around
>$250. U.S.
>
>Gabriel Sierra, WP3BM
>
>--- Radiobuff <[email protected]> wrote:
>>  bill thats  a no no  for  aiming  your beam at  your
>>   nighbor house [ tongue in cheek laugh
>>  hi hi [-:        ]
>>
>>  William Baker <[email protected]> wrote:
>>  On Mon, 2004-02-23 at 11:46, Gabriel Sierra wrote:
>>  > Hi!
>>  >
>>  > If everything fails, the is always EMP....
>>  >
>>  > just kidding :-) Take care!
>>  >
>>
>>  But the trick is can he make the sewing machine
>>  talk, can he make the
>>  battery charger cook dinner, and make the neighbor's
>>  house glow in the
>>  dark... while transmitting on 50.125
>>
>>
>>  Bill
>>
>>  > Gabriel, WP3BM
>>  > --- Doug Huchteman wrote:
>>  > > Strangest cause of interference I've found in
>>  the
>>  > > house is my wife's sewing
>>  > > machine, causes a strange science fiction ray
>>  gun
>>  > > noise through most of 6
>>  > > meters when it's on and much RF hash when she's
>>  > > sewing. Battery charger for
>>  > > my Dewalt drill also caused problems. Both of
>>  these
>>  > > were cured by using a
>>  > > filtered surge block between the PS and wall
>>  outlet.
>>  > > I've pretty much
>>  > > determined that my noise / signal on 50.110 is
>>  > > coming from my neighbor's
>>  > > house to the west. They have one of those "smart
>>  > > home" computer controlled
>>  > > everything systems and it might be a nightmare
>>  to
>>  > > track down.
>>  > > Doug Huchteman KD5VHZ EM15
>>  > > 6MT # 2124 SMIRK # 6556
>>  > >
>>  > >
>>  > >
>>  >
>>
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