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80 MTR reciving problem
#noice
Thank You Barron will try Regards Unni VU2TE On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 4:59 PM J.D. Barron <jeter.d.barron@...> wrote: Check the noise level without the antenna. Sometimes the ceramic filters get noisy.? |
If the radio is still noisy without the antenna connected the ceramic filters are cheap and not too difficult to replace, but you have to remove the main board to get at the bottom to unsolder them.
The filters are less than $1.00. Many people jump to these being the problem for almost any radio issue, but if the radio is internally noisy they are a good bet.? Other issues like not transmitting on SSB would not be. If you decide the change them the biggest problem is getting enough heat on the ground plane to unsolder that connection. I can't speak for noise on 80 meters here as out noise level is so high that the band is unusable for me.? |
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýUnless that noise is still there with the antenna disconnected, I'd look for some local source such as a computer, wall-wart power supply or appliance.? Run your radio off 12vdc and start turning off circuit breakers until the noise disappears.? Ron Jakubowski K2RJ? Tab? S5e |
Dear Barron When the ant. is disconnected?the noise is less.? I feel it?might be a propagation problem. Is the ceramic filter common?for all bands and separate for each band. ? Will the antenna resonance?give a problem ? All other bands are working?Ok. I feel this rig is otherwise a bit noisy ? Any wil try experimenting?to find a solution73s and Regards On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 5:46 PM J.D. Barron <jeter.d.barron@...> wrote: If the radio is still noisy without the antenna connected the ceramic filters are cheap and not too difficult to replace, but you have to remove the main board to get at the bottom to unsolder them. |
Yes Ron. might be some related equipment might be giving problems.? Will try one by one 73s and regards Unni VU2TE On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 7:46 PM Ron Jakubowski via <k2rj=[email protected]> wrote:
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If you were to temporarily short the antenna the noise should disappear (almost completely)
80 meters is pretty noisy most places and could be made much worse of you are in an urban area with cheap power supplies, lights etc. I see that you are in India and depending on location you may have a great deal of offending electrical devices around.? The noise from the receiver would be on all bands if it is the ceramic filters. The test is might be to compare on different bands and perhaps listen to a friends radio, perhaps if they could set up at your QTH. I am lucky in that I have a good service monitor (IFR FM/AM 1200S) to check the signal to noise specs of a radio and be certain. Often people are quick to blame those ceramic filters for almost any problem on the FT-857 and they COULD be but not even the majority of the time. A quick comparison of your radio with another either at your QTH or another might clear up the issue. |
Thank you Barron for the tips. Will go through?tests to find out how it can be resolved to a minimum 73s and regards Unni VU2TE On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 8:13 PM J.D. Barron <jeter.d.barron@...> wrote: If you were to temporarily short the antenna the noise should disappear (almost completely) |
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