RFI
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [RFI] Power Line Noise Specific to 15 meters

To: Mike Martin <mike@rfiservices.com>
Subject: Re: [RFI] Power Line Noise Specific to 15 meters
From: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2021 21:40:49 -0400
List-post: <mailto:rfi@contesting.com>
Thanks, Mike - As to your latter point, I think this qualifies as line noise because it is present all across 10, 15 and 20, just at much lower amplitude except on 15, but it certainly could be a resonance thing.

73, Pete N4ZR
Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network
web server at<http://beta.reversebeacon.net>.
For spots, please use your favorite
"retail" DX cluster.

On 10/3/2021 8:04 PM, Mike Martin wrote:
Couple of things that will change a noise from what's considered normal. The source of the noise or where the noise is radiating from to get to your antenna could be in a position that allows it to arrive at your antenna at a null in the wavelength for that particular frequency that it isn't received and arrive at the peak of the wavelength on another frequency. This is very common and I see this almost daily. The other situation is the noise that you think is line noise, which is always broadband in nature, may not be a line noise and maybe something that does not radiate or transmit at other frequencies.

Be safe,
Mike Martin
RFI Services
51 W Bay Front Rd
Lothian, MD 20711
240-508-3760
On Oct 3, 2021, at 4:01 PM, Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com> wrote:

    This is a bit of a puzzle, to me anyway.  With my tribander pointed in
    one direction (west), I have extremely bad what sounds like line noise.
    This noise is not audible on 20 meters, on 10 meters, or on lower bands
    using my Carolina Windom.  I won't be able to get out and try to DF it
    for 10 days or so, but I always thought line noise got progressively
    worse as you went down in frequency toward its fundamental.  What am I
    missing, or what should I be looking for?

_______________________________________________
RFI mailing list
RFI@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rfi
<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>