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of the MFJ 1026 Noise & Interference Canceler.
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KG0WX
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 8, 2009 10:36
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Works great!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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N4HNH (see his review earlier) nailed it! This device DOES work and work WELL (an MFJ???). Just follow the directions.
I'd like to add to what has been written so far:
1) Turn the Phase control SLOWLY (1 rpm) otherwise you might miss the sweet spot.
2) Your AUX (noise) antenna MUST hear the noise!
3) Set jumper 1 and forget using the built in antenna unless your main antenna is equally small (like for indoor antennas, etc).
4) If all you have for QRM is a little static, this might not be for you - the device will work better when you have a BIG QRM problem.
I bought mine to try to get rid of S1 power line buzz on AM only - not much of a problem so finding the sweet spot was difficult for me. However, I found I could eliminate WWV so much that it went from S9+20 down to S ZERO! (just a test) Oh, by the way a fading QRM is MUCH harder to get tuned to. This unit will be easiest to use on local QRM. If you've got TV/PC/Etc noise this will work GREAT.
What is neat is that I could now hear Spanish speaking stations that were under WWV (10Mhz) so it really does let you kill QRM and still hear what you want.
Impressive.
Oh, one last point - do NOT transmit into this unit unless you use the PTT line between your rig and the MFJ 1026. I've read enough of the reviews here and elsewhere to indicate that the internal RF sensed switch is only about %40 reliable so if you use it, expect to blow your 1026 one day.
Ken KG0WX
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