Topband: how to hear through static crashes?

[Jim WA9YSD]

I would like to hear more about the battery and reverse diodes set up.

I am a newbie on 160M but not on 80M.

1. Bose QC-2 and QC-15 head phones take away from the constant static pounding, much softer sound. They also help with week signals in the noise. Also they help reduce the noise with fan and window shaker AC unites because they are noise canceling head phones. Keep rechargeable batteries handy. I believe  Heil has noise canceling head phones as well and rumor has it that they use the same circuit boards and Bose.

2. Switch to 80M DXing. After a while you can hear how strong the signals get once they reach a certain level switch to 160M and start listening.

3. I found that on those very noisy nights for DX, the beer factor helps take the edge off.
 
Stay on course, fight a good fight, and keep the faith. Jim K9TF/WA9YSD