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Re: Topband: noise

To: "Gary Nichols" <kd9sv@comcast.net>,"Topband" <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: noise
From: "K9AY" <k9ay@k9ay.com>
Reply-to: K9AY <k9ay@k9ay.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 10:13:14 -0600
List-post: <mailto:topband@contesting.com>
> "...sounds like a unstable data transmission of sorts and it appears every
> 36 khz through the band starting at 1812 repeating at 1848, 1884, etc...
>
> "Thanks, de gary, kd9sv"
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> That one might be a switching power supply.
> Brad, KV5V
>
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Or a CRT monitor if the frequency is stable, although a switching supply is 
#1 on my list, too. Don't forget the switching supplies in energy-saving 
lights.

And you can occasionally get birdies from linear power supplies -- I had 
this happen with an old Pyramid supply. Changing the regulator IC fixed it.

Gary
K9AY


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