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Call Sign : 26-CT-3311 Posts : 7 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-01-08 QTH or Location : Doncaster Equipment Used : President Grant 2
Subject: President Grant 2 Mon Jan 20, 2020 10:16 am
I have a President Grant 2 (latest model) attached to a Sirio 2016 antenna with low loss coax. Signal strength and set good but radio picking up a lot of static. Can anyone recommend a noise filter or other method of reducing the static. Thanks
Call Sign : 2E0VRX Posts : 697 Times Thanked : 41 Join date : 2019-06-26 QTH or Location : Yorkshire dales Equipment Used : Yaesu FTdx 101d, MD200 mic ,Mosley 3ele Yagi Age : 57
Subject: Re: President Grant 2 Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:27 pm
Hi Baz
What S level is the static/ noise level showing on the meter ? Are you getting the same level across the whole band range of the rig ? Does the NB button make any difference ? A really good thing to try is run the rig from a battery and then turn off the electric @ the fuse board , check the noise levels again , if some improvement then you know it’s something within your own home
Call Sign : 2E0VRX Posts : 697 Times Thanked : 41 Join date : 2019-06-26 QTH or Location : Yorkshire dales Equipment Used : Yaesu FTdx 101d, MD200 mic ,Mosley 3ele Yagi Age : 57
Subject: Re: President Grant 2 Mon Jan 20, 2020 2:44 pm
Unfortunately that is about par for home base using a vertical in a town location ,some members have more than that , trying the antenna in a different location may help , going horizontal will most definitely help but your local contacts will be down signal wise , there is always a compromise is this hobby
Call Sign : 2E0VRX Posts : 697 Times Thanked : 41 Join date : 2019-06-26 QTH or Location : Yorkshire dales Equipment Used : Yaesu FTdx 101d, MD200 mic ,Mosley 3ele Yagi Age : 57
Subject: Re: President Grant 2 Mon Jan 20, 2020 3:15 pm
It certainly has Barrie , 30 /40 years ago it was us causing the problems and finding difficult to find a free channel , funny how things go full circle , fingers crossed things improve @ your QTH or another member can come up with a solution
Call Sign : 26CT2069 Posts : 141 Times Thanked : 22 Join date : 2019-08-09 QTH or Location : Pendle, Lancashire Equipment Used : CRT-SS9900
Subject: Re: President Grant 2 Tue Jan 21, 2020 5:12 am
Have you tried using an external speaker with built-in filters? I use an Icom SP-34 (link below) which has two high-pass and two low-pass filters and it helps to get rid of a lot of noise / static.
Call Sign : 26CT526/MR021/M6XXX. Posts : 257 Times Thanked : 10 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : wooler north northumberland or some were near it Equipment Used : mobile 4000hp base A99 radio base magnum257hp mobile magnum 257 standed power Age : 66
Subject: Re: President Grant 2 Wed Jan 22, 2020 11:24 am
try older radios I did and its better less noise and I could here my young bro so its Amstrad 901 and the dnt b40 or the realistic 3000 base radio, give my bro a little kick 100w and he comes even better now and this is why I am buying older multi mode cb and the noise is coming from the new led street lights older better filtered and better made
Call Sign : 26-CT-3311 Posts : 7 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-01-08 QTH or Location : Doncaster Equipment Used : President Grant 2
Subject: Re: President Grant 2 Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:11 pm
Never even considered the street lights but thinking about it there is less noise during the day. I was thinking of an external speaker with a noise filter but if it is the street lights maybe that would just be a waste of money.
Call Sign : 26ct2767 Posts : 251 Times Thanked : 4 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Swindon Equipment Used : Yaesu ft818 , yaesu 8900r , yaesu ft950, stalker 9 Age : 36
Subject: Re: President Grant 2 Thu Feb 27, 2020 6:11 am
Grants are known for this issue , worth a shot with a few chokes . There some big chunky ones you wrap coax around it . Would place one under antenna and another next to the rig . If / when you run of a power supply do this also after the plug , even remove outer to the flex and get more turns and place in a plastic box etc to protect it .
I only buy ferites from trusted companies to know exactly what your getting not off ebay or Amazon etc, also you have to use the right mix .
73 matt
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