This from Bruce KQ6B in Valley Center ( rural ) CA
BRAVO !
Bruce writes:
As you may know, I've had a noise problem here for years. Sometimes it
would be as high as 30 dB over S9. The noise blanker on my TS-930 helped
but it still made weak signal listening very challenging and very
frustrating. Previously, I had tracked the problem down to a particular
neighbor and to a particular circuit in his house. But all of the
receptacles and lights that we could see were "clean". It suggested that
there was some culprit hidden in a wall, closet or attic - - like a
doorbell transformer, a thermostat transformer or a TV amplifier. I don't
think that it would have been that difficult to isolate except that the
neighbors were really pretty uncooperative and didn't want to let me into
their house. I had visions that I would need to file a complaint with the
FCC and take my chances that some non-technical bureaucrat would provide
some assistance. But the house changed owners and I finally got my newer
neighbor to take a look up in his attic for the "hidden" culprit.
It turns out that up in the attic of my neighbor's house the previous owner
had a TV antenna and an amp (either a pre-amp or a distribution amp). When
the owner finally located it and unplugged it and the coax, the noise
problem essentially went away. There is still a little noise here and
there, but I don't think that it will be enough to be of much bother. Also,
it is likely that it is from a completely different source. So, I'm
declaring victory!!!
Regards,
Bruce (KQ6B)
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