Topband: Receivers, Noise Blankers and Key Clicks

[Pete Smith]

At 03:43 PM 2/4/04 -0500, Tom Rauch wrote:
>In the FT1000MP MK V, you have to go into a menu and change a NB setting to
>reduce NB gain. The only reason the MK V tests so much worse than other
>top-end Yaesu's for narrow spaced signal performance is the menu setting of
>the NB. Moving one resistor to a new location eliminates the need to get
>into the hidden menu to change NB gain.


So then if I don't ever use the blanker, and have both the A and B gains 
set to zero, I don't need to mess with R2046 at all?  That would be a 
relief, because I was about to do the combined key click/NB mod on my Mark 
V, and didn't really like the idea of removing the SMD R2046 from the PC board.


73, Pete N4ZR
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