Have you turned off all power to your house to confirm the noise is not from
within?
Also, you might want to drive around--the noise may be coming from farther
away than you think.
I had an intermittent noise that drove me batty on all bands from 10 thru
80. I finally found it over a mile across the subdivision -- it was a
doorbell transformer in someone's attic. Once I zeroed in on it, I asked
the owner if he was seeing noise on this TV - he was. I told him it was by
his transformer arcing internally and that it was a serious fire hazard. I
let him listen to it on my 2m HT -- it broke the squelch. The noise was
gone by the time I got home.
Hope your as successful.
73,
Dale
-----Original Message-----
From: rfi-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:rfi-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Ash Thornton
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 2:30 PM
To: rfi@contesting.com
Subject: [RFI] 40 M QRN
I have been watching the various discussions, but not sure I have seen the
situation I an experiencing.
I notice a very wide band QRN situation which is very noticeable on CW with
a 500Hz filter, usually S 3 spanning up and down the spectrum. It often
rises to S 5 or S 7 for short periods. On AM it is a very fast buzzing
noise. I use a 4 Square and usually it is from the south, but not always. On
a horizontal it is also there and same directions.
It also shows up on 80 M, but the noise is higher there and I do not operate
as much 80 CW.
After dealing with this for several years it makes me think it could be a TV
as the times could mirror watch TV at breakfast and the even and more so on
the weekends. Certainly could be something else. I have had not luck trying
to pin it down with an Icom HF handheld, does not register on the Icom.
The noise blanker does not affect this QRN. Taking out a preamp helps a bit.
Not sure it is the same noise, but at times it appears to roll down the
band, at least by tracking it on the S meter. Sometime sthe noise sounds
like a carrier on AM, could be a different source.
I am looking for ideas given walking around with the small HF receiver does
not show anything?
Thanks
Thorny
W1FQ
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