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Topband: how to hear through static crashes?

To: "160" <Topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Topband: how to hear through static crashes?
From: "Robin" <wb6tza@socal.rr.com>
Reply-to: Robin <wb6tza@socal.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:57:32 -0700
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Maybe this is a good time to share the techniques we individually find 
successful for
hearing through the giant sparks.

Directional receive antennas, obviously,

Receiver AGC?
IF bandwidth?
IF and RF gain distribution? (includes antenna preamps)
what classes of digital processing do better?
what's the best way to keep the receiver processing from ringing and increasing 
the
effective duration of the crash?
noise blanker performance?
post receiver audio processing?
can you let the IF strip "clip" in a modern receiver and be an effective "peak 
limiter"
without serious ringing?

What do YOU do?  and with which receiver?

some shared experience might remind all of us of things to try to hear when the 
big sparks
are flying

Robin, WA6CDR



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