[UK-CONTEST] 70MHz Noise level

[Tony Collett]

I remember when I moved from Slough to here (just west of Cambridge) in the mid 80's making the comment how nice and quite the bands are......
 
I wish - had an S7 noise level on 4M when I fired up the ancient gear for the Trophy. Not much better on 2M either. Even get noise on 23cm!

73
Tony G4NBS

--- On Sun, 4/12/11, Ken Eastty <ken.g3lvp at btinternet.com> wrote:


From: Ken Eastty <ken.g3lvp at btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] 70MHz Noise level
To: uk-contest at contesting.com
Date: Sunday, 4 December, 2011, 21:59


>
> I was using my (converted) TS700 for the first time, and I was concerned
> that when I plugged the antenna in up at Sutton Bank, the noise floor
> didn't rise. Back at home when the antenna is plugged in, there is a definite
> increase in noise level. I must live in a noisy environment!
>
>
> 73,
>
> Chris G4FZN
>
>

"A definite rise in noise level" is that all? With my 4m Xvter I/P 
terminated I see S1, with the beam connected the noise level averages 
between
S2 (North W) & S5 (S & NE), this is general noise without any apparent 
spectral peaks, on top of that there are various carriers across the 
band (one on 70.2!).
  I wish that I'd taken some noise level readings before every house 
became full of PC's & other electronic gadgets,  nearby there are now 
several hundred houses on what were just orchards when we first moved 
here. If I struggle  to copy some stations you now know why!

73...

Ken

G3LVP

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