[TowerTalk] 160 meter Noise levels

[Stephanie WX3K]

Thanks all for responding !

I do have a 100 by 400 lot of property oriented N-S...that is the longer
part of the lot is N-S......As John Farber suggested, I do have a MFJ-1026
sitting in the shack not hooked up yet......I was considering what type of
"SENSE" antenna to use....Any suggestions ????

Stephanie R. Koles WX3K
wx3k@arrl.net
http://www.qsl.net/wx3k




-----Original Message-----
From: John Farber [mailto:kg6i@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 2:28 PM
To: Stephanie WX3K
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 160 meter Noise levels



----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephanie WX3K" <wx3k@ptd.net>
To: "Towertalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 5:43 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] 160 meter Noise levels


>
> 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
>
If I were you, I would buy an MFJ-1026 noise cancelling box and build a
noise pickup antenna. Such a system here reduces S-9 noise on my 160
antennas to around S1. It is well worth the price-about $170 for the box,
and the antenna you can build for next to nothing. GL, 73 John



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