[RFI] Power outages and RFI

[Charles Plunk]

One of the things that encouraged me to do outdoor QRP when I could.  So 
quiet sometimes in the middle of a large state park or forest that I 
would wonder if my receiver was defective. Sometimes not as quiet but 
you knew it was very likely natural noise. That's well away from the 
campgrounds too.

Chuck
AF4O


On 3/29/21 10:19 AM, Charles Plunk wrote:
> One of the things that encouraged me to do outdoor CW QRP when I 
> could.  So quiet sometimes in the middle of a large state park or 
> forest that I would wonder if my receiver was defective. Sometimes not 
> as quiet but you knew it was very likely natural noise. That's well 
> away from the campgrounds too.
>
> Chuck
> AF4O
>
> On 3/29/21 7:30 AM, Christopher Wawak wrote:
>> Just a short personal story:
>>
>> My entire neighborhood lost power early last night. I sat around in the
>> dark for a few minutes, then realized that this is a rare opportunity 
>> and
>> sprinted down to the shack. I quickly hooked up my 7300 to a battery,
>> flicked on the radio, and saw a thing of beauty. NO RFI! For a few short
>> hours before power was restored, I had the lowest noise floor across the
>> bands I've seen in the 6 months I've been active on HF. On the one 
>> hand, it
>> was good fun catching contacts that were buried in the noise before. 
>> On the
>> other, realizing that there's this much noise holding me back is a 
>> little
>> discouraging.
>>
>> Who else runs to the radio when the power goes out? Anyone have similar
>> stories to share?
>>
>> 73 KC2IEB
>>
>> Chris
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