[TenTec] humm

[Martin Ewing]

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 7:14 PM, John Molenda <brazos at rochester.rr.com> wrote:
> Hello all , I am getting a hum on my audio when I go to the SSB menu and turn my l.f. rolloff  below 200 Hz  at 200 and above the hum is gone .     I am using the Orion II with a Heil heritage mic and the mic with the 5 cartridge ( full range ragchew ) If I change nothing and use the 4 cartridge ( dx dream ) I get no hum .  ( I know if it hurts when you do that don't do that )  Oh by the way I am using a astron rs 35m power supply .  any Ideas ?  thanks John kb2huk
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I agree with others that the most likely cause is magnetic pickup or
AC grounding problems, but there could be another source.  I have
found that I get fan noise from the power supply coupling into the mic
mechanically, through the short boom that I use.  An anti-vibration
mount is a good idea -- except as K9YC says, there is no practical
reason not to use your roll-off controls to filter out all this
garbage below 200 Hz and save yourself the hassle of fixing it.  I use
-10 dB TX EQ (Audio button) and a 200 Hz L.F. Roll-off (SSB menu).

73 Martin AA6E

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Dr. Martin S. Ewing, AA6E
Member IEEE, URSI, AAS, ARRL
Branford, Connecticut