General exam question G4A03
Subelement G4, AMATEUR RADIO PRACTICES· Group G4A
G4A03
How does a noise blanker work?
- A.By temporarily increasing received bandwidth
- B.By redirecting noise pulses into a filter capacitor
- C.By reducing receiver gain during a noise pulse (correct answer)
- D.By clipping noise peaks
WhyA noise blanker works by reducing receiver gain during a noise pulse. A noise blanker detects the sharp leading edge of an impulse noise pulse and briefly reduces (blanks) the receiver's gain for the pulse's short duration, so the ear never hears the click, answer C. It doesn't work by widening bandwidth, redirecting pulses into a capacitor, or clipping audio peaks, that's a description of an audio clipper or speech processor, a different circuit entirely.
Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2023-2027 NCVEC Element 3 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.
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