[Amps] new amp race

[Bill Turner]

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On Sun, 21 May 2017 17:03:16 +0000, Manfred wrote:

>And yes, the noise bothering city-dwelling hams is almost always mostly 
>very local, generated in their own homes and in those of the nearest 
>neighbors. 

REPLY:

It's an old adage but true:  Most man made noise is vertically
polarized because of the "shorting" effect of the earth. As a result
if one is having trouble with man made noise, going to a horizontally
polarized antenna will help. 

73, Bill W6WRT