Greetings topbanders,
This weekend's contest was an exercise in frustration with all the weather
and severe weather we had. When I wasn't disconnecting the antennas, I was
struggling to hear anyone over and through the qrn generated from the storms. I
had to venture as far up as 20m to have a relatively static crash free
receiving environment. The question put to the group is this: What do you or
can you do to lessen the impact of the qrn on your reception? This year, I did
not erect my K9AY loop, rather using just my transmit antenna which is an
inverted vee with an apex of only 40 feet. My transceiver is a Yaesu Mk-V with
a good compliment of Inrad filters. I don't expect miracles but I would be
happy with an effective bandaid.
73,
Jim W5QM
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