RFI
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [RFI] Urban noise

To: rfi@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [RFI] Urban noise
From: Dave Cole <dave@nk7z.net>
Reply-to: dave@nk7z.net
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 04:00:20 -0800
List-post: <rfi@contesting.com">mailto:rfi@contesting.com>
Hi Tom,
I assume you were using SDR, could you expand a bit on your setup
please...  I will be putting together a SDR radio for RFI location
later this year, and any tips would be appreciated.  I am looking to
use a RPI, and one of those little dongles, and a downconverter.
-- 
73's, and thanks,
Dave

For software/hardware reviews see:
http://www.nk7z.net

For MixW support see:
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info

For SSTV help see:
http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info



On Thu, 2016-02-11 at 20:25 -0700, Tom Thompson wrote:
> I forgot to mention that we were monitoring the entire 40m band.
> 
> Tom   W0IVJ
> 
> On 2/11/2016 8:23 PM, Tom Thompson wrote:
> > Yesterday, a friend of mine drove down a main street in the suburbs
> > of 
> > Denver using a Perseus radio and a wide band antenna.  On the 20
> > mile 
> > trip we experienced 45 dB of change in band noise due to various
> > RFI 
> > sources.  I was amazed at that amplitude range.  In some places we 
> > were unable to hear any stations at all, and the spectrum
> > displayed 
> > all sorts of RFI.
> > 
> > Really discouraging,
> > 
> > Tom   W0IVJ
> > _______________________________________________
> > RFI mailing list
> > RFI@contesting.com
> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rfi
> > 
> > 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> RFI mailing list
> RFI@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rfi
_______________________________________________
RFI mailing list
RFI@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rfi
<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>