The "noise blanker" on my Omni VI is totally worthless (the one on my
TS-940s is VERY effective). I sure wish T-T would come out with a mod to
fix the "blanker" to be effective on common neighborhood type QRN. 73,
Troy, W6HV
Bill Cotter wrote:
> Jerry,
>
> I've noticed many variations on the noise blanker theme from TenTec
> models. The OMNI-C I had years ago and the one I have today appear
> to work OK with pulse type noise (woodpecker flavor). In
> particular, great for killing electric fence noise, not good for
> ignition or AC line noise. The blanker in the Corsair-II I had was
> totally useless, not good for any kind of noise. The Delta 580 I
> have today is very good for ignition and electric fence noise, not
> much good for AC power line stuff. The OMNI-6+ is the best yet for
> wide ranges of noise. The DSP also help with minimum RF gain.
>
> 73,
>
> Bill
>
> At 08:41 PM 4/15/98 EDT, you wrote:
> >DOES ANYONE HAVE A OMNI C THAT HAS A WORKING NOISE BLANKER OR
> IS MINE JUST
> >BROKE ? ALL CHECKS SO FAR INDICATE VOLTAGES ARE OK ACCORDING TO
> THE MANUAL .
> >IT WAS CHECKED AT TEN TEC BUT MAYBE THEY JUST ARE NOT EFFECTIVE .
> DOES IT
> >ONLY WORK ON CERTAIN TYPES OF NOISE ? HELP ANYONE ? TKS DE K9UTJERRY
> >
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