Rick,
I was razzing you about your typo (you typed "QRP" instead of "QRM".) Go back
and read carefully what you previously sent <grin>
73, Al
On Tue September 13 2016 3:30:56 pm rick@dj0ip.de wrote:
> The name was a silly; the device superb!
>
> I knew the man who designed it, Paul Crapper. YES that was his real name.
> His company (SEM) was located in a small village just south of Douglas on
> the Isle of Man.
>
> IMO it worked better than any of the ANC-4s that followed, but it had one
> additional knob to tune so it was easier using the ANC-4.
>
> JPS was interested in reselling the QRM Eliminator in the states. Paul
> sent them one, maybe two units to test. He never heard from them again for
> over a half year. I got involved and started calling and writing, trying
> to find out the status.
>
> Eventually they answered Paul and told him they weren't interested.
> I don't recall if he ever got his units back or not.
> A few months later JPS announced the ANC-4.
> I bought one immediately and compared. (Results above.)
>
> In the meantime Timewave is producing them. Dunno if JPS sold it to them
> or what.
> In the meantime Paul is an SK and his company closed.
>
> These devices did not always solve the problem but sometimes they were a
> really big help.
> If you have only one major source of noise, they are very effective, but it
> the noise is coming from several different sources, they hardly help at
> all.
>
>
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Al Gulseth
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 10:09 PM
> To: tentec@contesting.com
> Cc: rick@dj0ip.de
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Scads of used Icom IC-7300
>
> "QRP-eliminator"? Does that mean it filters out any signals which are below
> a certain TX power output? Guess I better stay away from that one!!!
>
> SRI, couldn't resist HI HI!!
>
> 73, Al
>
> On Tue September 13 2016 2:42:16 pm rick@dj0ip.de wrote:
> > However, I had original ANC-4s (which was a rip-off from the SEM
> > QRP-eliminator).
>
> ....
>
> > 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> > (Nr. Frankfurt, Germany)
>
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