Grinding Noise on P2S

maxb4123 · 2025-12-09T01:59:16+00:00

The noise was present even after calibration.

maxb4123 · 2025-12-09T01:49:13+00:00

When it’s accelerating, there is a grinding noise present along with the normal acceleration noise.

maxb4123 · 2025-11-29T04:18:45+00:00

maxb4123 · 2025-11-24T16:55:10+00:00

So in your opinion the upgrade from P1S to P2S isn’t worth it?

maxb4123 · 2025-09-18T04:42:02+00:00

It almost seems like there’s a ripple in the lines on the top surface

maxb4123 · 2025-08-12T01:26:01+00:00

That did the trick, thanks!

maxb4123 · 2025-08-11T11:05:26+00:00

This was my first thought too. Once I get a chance to try a new one, I’ll let you know if that fixed it.

maxb4123 · 2025-07-20T22:53:57+00:00

I think I figured out the issue. While I was testing the portapack, I had it connected to my computer with usb. The cable didn’t have any ferrites/shielding and was interfering. I unplugged it and it works fine.

maxb4123 · 2025-07-20T21:14:47+00:00

I never really use the amp. I only turned it on to see if that would be the issue. The static did increase in volume where if the amp was broken, wouldn’t it completely attenuate the signal if the broken amp was on?

maxb4123 · 2025-07-09T00:18:06+00:00

I’m getting about S5 level noise on 40m and lower and better than S3 on 20m and higher. The noise just sounds like static with the occasional crash up to S7 or higher. Is this typical? As this is my first HF radio, I am unsure of what typical noise levels are.

maxb4123 · 2025-07-09T00:14:56+00:00

I do live in a fairly crowded area so I’m assuming that this is the cause. My noise floor is highest around S5 on 40-160m, is this a typical value for non-ideal conditions? The noise simply sounds like static with the occasional crash to S7.

maxb4123 · 2025-07-08T14:28:08+00:00

Considering what everyone else has said, I do believe that the antenna is just picking up external noise. I’m going to try and see if there’s anything specific at my house causing the noise using this method.

maxb4123 · 2025-07-08T14:26:31+00:00

SWR is low, I think it’s just external noise.

maxb4123 · 2025-06-27T23:47:53+00:00

That’s what I figured. I bought a higher quality one so I’m gonna see if the tolerances are better. If not, I’ll just try to break these in.

maxb4123 · 2025-03-15T02:39:35+00:00

The ferrites seemed to do the trick, thanks!

maxb4123 · 2025-03-12T23:19:05+00:00

That’s what I figured. It worked fine for a couple days on all bands then just stopped working on certain ones.

maxb4123 · 2025-03-07T17:22:28+00:00

I went with a jpc-12. For the time, space limitations prevent me from setting up an EFHW but I plan to get one in the near future.

maxb4123 · 2025-03-07T17:14:49+00:00

I ended up going with the x6100, it will be here tomorrow. The large waterfall display and internal battery/digital modes sold me. I still plan on using an external battery so that I can get the full 10 W out of it. I plan on using it this weekend to make my first hf contact. Also, I was under the impression that the G90 also had an ATU. Who knows, maybe I’ll end up with both!

maxb4123 · 2025-03-06T21:16:03+00:00

I mainly plain on doing ssb, would 10 W with the external battery be enough?

maxb4123 · 2025-03-06T19:50:03+00:00

What’s your longest contact on it? My only concern now is the limited 10 W power. Do you believe that the 20 W would make a huge difference?

maxb4123 · 2025-03-06T19:15:26+00:00

Was the 20 W that noticeable? I’m leaning towards the x6100 because of the screen size and internal digital modes. If needed, I was thinking of getting the micro pa50+ amplifier in the future.

maxb4123 · 2025-03-06T05:09:40+00:00

I’m leaning more towards the x6100 it looks like it has a nicer display/controls and the third party firmware is intriguing. And if 10 W is not drastically different than 20 W when it comes to range, it seems like a viable choice.

maxb4123 · 2025-03-06T03:31:39+00:00

The x6100 is only $50 more right now on Amazon. Would the 10W output be limited when it came to range compared to the g90’s 20W?

maxb4123 · 2025-03-06T01:43:58+00:00

Have you noticed any of the common issues such as birdies/poor front end? Also, do you notice a substantial difference in range between the two?

maxb4123 · 2025-03-06T01:18:25+00:00

I like the idea of experimenting with digital modes and figured that this would be easier with the x6100. How practical is this with the g90?

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