[UK-CONTEST] 70MHz Noise level

[Alex GM3ZBE]

Same here on 6M.  I can never believe the number of G's I hear at 
genuine 57 sig levels in the UKAC contests who just carry on CQ'ing when 
I call them with full legal limit on 6M!
Alex

On 07/12/2011 23:20, Stewart GM4AFF wrote:
> At last, admission of higher noise levels on 4m in G. Our transmitters up
> here may be working after all!!
>
> 73
> Stewart
> GM4AFF
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tony Collett
> Sent: 06 December 2011 17:03
> To: uk-contest at contesting.com; Ken Eastty
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] 70MHz Noise level
>
> 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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73 Alex, GM3ZBE ~~~ Kingdom of Fife ~~~ IO86lf ~~~
Member of:
De Montfort University ARS, GMDX Group, CDXC, RSGB
A founder member Kingdom Amateur Radio Society (KARS)
Holder of GM4BRN club call http://www.kars.org.uk/
Previous callsigns GM8BYG, G3ZBE

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