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From: "Bill Bell" <billb@ukonline.co.uk>
Subject: Radio Problems (AKA Bundling of coax cables)
> David Cripps note makes it sound as though he has a similar problem to Bobs.
>
> Apologies if I'm stating the obvious- but, roughly speaking, what the
> squelch is doing is muting your audio when the signal-to-noise ratio falls
> below a certain point.
> This is intended to make it much less tiring to listen to, and is why when
> you defeat the squelch you may hear the signal but only very noisily.
>
> If you have a strong enough signal in the first place ( it sounds as though
> David has, and Bob did) then it seems probable that the problem is excess
> noise- in other words, interference coming from ignition, computers, motors
> or some such outside source.
> If this is the case, then the radio is not to blame- you need to track down
> and eliminate, or screen off, the noise.
>
> I'm afraid this can be a bit time consuming and, since fibreglass is
> transparent to radio waves, much more difficult on composite aeroplanes.
> (Carbon fibre engine cowlings anyone?!)
>
> If any of this is news, I suspect it is not what you wanted to hear!
>
> Bill
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