[TenTec] Noisey Corsair II

[Gary Hoffman]

I've noticed that all the Corsairs I've come into contact with (3) are noisy
compared to the Omni.  I thought this was normal, due to higher IF gain.
Is this right, or is it really a noisy FET  ??  Is the fix below a valid
fix, or is it just detuning the section and killing some of the gain ?

73 de Gary, AA2IZ


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "denton" <denton at oregontrail.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Noisey Corsair II


> My Corsair II has a noisy fet or transistor on the if-af board. It is a 3
> legged device and has a little ferrite cap on two of the legs. One can
> locate the noise source by simply touching the metal cap with the rig
> running. I simply put on an short 6 inch piece of insulated wire around
the
> metal cap and then ran the wire along the side of the main corasir's case
to
> drain off the noise.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve" <sswhite at mchsi.com>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 1:55 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] Noisey Corsair II
>
>
> > I have been enjoying a new Corsair II and have just recently re-built
the
> PTO and it is now smooth as silk, it even approaches my FT-1000MP VFO in
> terms of smoothness.
> >
> > I have noticed that the Corsair II has noticeably more background noise
> than my Omni-D has and I began looking around for the source of it.  It
> appears that it is coming from the PBT board since.  When I disconnect the
> ouput of the PBT board which goes to the IF board it quites down very
well.
> Of cousre some background noise is to be expected and all of my comments
> relate to no antenna connected.  When I disconnect the input to the PBT
> board it also has a small drop in background noise, but no where near as
> dramatic as when I disconnect the PBT board from the IF stage.  It appears
> to me that the noise source is really the PBT board.
> >
> > So the question is does any know of any historical problems with noisey
> PBT boards or what could be causing this.  As you know the PBT board has
two
> mixers on it and I suspect one of those is the culprit since they can be
> noisey at times..
> >
> > Steve  NU0P
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