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On Sun, 21 May 2017 17:03:16 +0000, Manfred wrote:
>And yes, the noise bothering city-dwelling hams is almost always mostly
>very local, generated in their own homes and in those of the nearest
>neighbors.
REPLY:
It's an old adage but true: Most man made noise is vertically
polarized because of the "shorting" effect of the earth. As a result
if one is having trouble with man made noise, going to a horizontally
polarized antenna will help.
73, Bill W6WRT
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