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Review on Flamingo FM Broadcast Bandstop Applications by Nick Narvasa

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Good but FM rejection is uneven

I tested the Flamingo FM Trap by setting my communications receiver to dB (microvolts) output and determining the signal strength for several local FM stations have. Then I inserted the Flamingo FM trap and placed the antenna on the side marked "in" and the receiver on the "out" side. I then returned to the same FM stations to see how much the filter reduced each station's signal strength. For comparison, I tested the significantly more expensive Optoelectronic N-100 in the same way. The decay results of each block (Flamingo in blue, N-100 in orange) are shown in the graph accompanying this overview. As you can see, Flamingo achieves an attenuation of 40 dB. but only over a very short interval (about 1.5 dB). 5MHz, about 94MHz). Below and above this frequency, the attenuation falls off rapidly. 20 dB of attenuation is achieved in the 89-102 MHz range. In comparison, the expensive N-100 offered a much more consistent attenuation of at least 30dB and typically 35dB across the entire VHF band. H-100 but does not match the description offered by the seller. Since I only have one device, I can't say anything about device variability. Normal performance for a device costing about 1/10th the cost of the H-100, but doesn't live up to the description offered by the seller. Since I only have one device, I can't say anything about device variability. Normal performance for a device costing about 1/10 the cost of the H-100,

Pros
  • GOLS certified
Cons
  • Only available in black