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[TenTec] Poor CW note on Pegasus and Jupiter

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Subject: [TenTec] Poor CW note on Pegasus and Jupiter
From: RMcGraw@InfoAve.Net (Bob & Linda McGraw K4TAX)
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 22:12:02 -0800
Carl very good points.

In the world of digital audio, we call this effect "clock jitter". 
Nothing new, just fact of life.  Hence the reason most digital audio
system use a switching PSU.  Plus, it's easy to lock the digital clock
and the PSU switching rate together.  Hence, no jitter.  

73
Bob K4TAX

Carl Moreschi wrote:
> 
> I have heard many times on this reflector comments about the CW note on the
> Pegasus
> and now the Jupiter being below par.  My experience in using the my Pegasus
> for over a year
> is originally I had a raspy CW note on transmit and all received CW signals
> were raspy
> sounding.  What I found was both the 12 volt power supply and computer
> monitor must
> be located at least a few feet away.  The 60 hertz power transformers in a
> power supply and
> computer monitor generate magnetic lines of flux that if close enough to the
> pegasus
> or jupiter can cut through the oscillators and cause a poor note on both
> transmit and
> receive.
> 
> Once I moved my power supply away from my Pegasus, all is well.  My son,
> N4YDU,
> lives about 7 miles from me.  He has confimed through direct listening to my
> CW signal
> (and showing a 20db over 9 signal) that my CW note sounds perfect.
> 
> I would conclude that anyone that has received reports of a bad CW note on
> their
> Pegasus and Jupiter should make sure that any equipment that has a 60 hertz
> transformer in it, should be located at least a few feet away form the rig.
> 
> Carl Moreschi  N4PY
> Franklinton, North Carolina
> n4py@earthlink.net
> 
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