Thanks to the many topband denizens who responded to my inquiry. I have one related question. KD9SV, who knows a lot about receiving antennas, cautioned "I would just make sure to switch 'both sides
Noise pickup of this sort would be the result of really bad station grounding and bonding practice. If your station is properly grounded and bonded (everything bonded together) there should be no pro
_____ KD9SV's advice is worth following if you suspect any problems at all with common mode RF pickup. But if you have been careful to make a "clean" installation with isolated or decoupled feedline