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Keeping track of the baseline between RX/TX

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N7CXI
N7CXI Member ✭✭
edited August 2016 in SmartSDR for Windows
I've read most of the threads here about baseline jumping around with changes in the resolution bandwidth, but with regard to RX vs TX:

160m is noisy tonight. The noise floor on my inverted-L is around -103 dBm. Ok, let's scroll the baseline so that it sits about -105. Looks fine.

Now key the transmitter. The baseline drops to around -127 dBm, which I assume is normal. The "problem" (if it's indeed a problem) is that the baseline now snaps up and down on the display between RX and TX.

Like I said - I "get" what's being said about the baseline changing with the RBW. I may not buy into all of it, but we'll see how it works out over time. This RX/TX thing, though has me reaching for the Dramamine... ;-)

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