[Yaesu] FTDX 3K Noise Blanker Operation

[Tom Greenwood]

Hoping somebody on the group may have some words of wisdom.  I am operating
a FTDX3000 from my shack but the power line on the pole across the street is
arcing and sparking terribly in this cold dry winter air causing huge static
bursts.  I can quell it quite a bit with the noise blanker in wide mode but
as soon as I receive anybody within about +/- 20 kc of where I am listening,
the static comes back through regardless of how I set the noise blanker.

 

Short of sawing the pole down, anybody have any insight into ways with the
3K to improve its rejection of this nuisance?  I've been chasing the power
company for 9 months to resolve and they claimed they did but obviously not
correctly.  Time for some calls.

 

Many thanks

 

Tom Greenwood, N1JQB

Sudbury, MA USA