Stephanie, welcome to 160 meters and high noise levels!!! I have often
thought DSP and Loop antennas were invented because of 160-m noise!
73 and gud luck on the band...../ed
>From: "Stephanie WX3K" <wx3k@ptd.net>
>
>I recently put up a 160 meter sloper based on an article in WorldRadio. I
>attached it to my tower at about 50 feet and fed it there and grounded the
>shield to the tower. The antenna still needs some tweaking but seems to
>work
>well so far. Now that I have a resonant antenna on 160, I have a wonderful
>S8 noise level across the band.
>
>I wonder what others experience(Noise levels s meter readings) with typical
>antennas for 160 meters in suburban/rural neighborhoods.
>
>I have also noticied a local(?) noise source that emits on
>2.225MHz....sounds like a raspy buzz from a bad light ballast. Isnt there a
>company that makes lights that utilize 2Mhz RF to make them work ?????????
>
>
>Stephanie R. Koles WX3K
>wx3k@arrl.net
>http://www.qsl.net/wx3k
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