[BVARC] Signal noise and suggestion on how to reduce it
Venkata Appala
pradhanavs at gmail.com
Wed Sep 27 19:02:31 CDT 2023
Jeff, you might have solved my problem. Couple weeks ago, I started routing my cable via kitchen to avoid kids( one of them is just 3 yr old) and close to the appliances. That might be it. I will go back to my old way of routing cables. Thank you for the suggestion.
Venkata Appala
> On Sep 27, 2023, at 6:56 PM, John via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:
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> Venkata, you and I have the same radio and antenna!
>
> On His Majesty’s Service
> 73 de W1XQ
> Coastwatcher Reenactment
> RANVR
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>> On Sep 27, 2023, at 6:14 PM, Venkata Appala <pradhanavs at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hello everyone,
>> Thank you for the quick replies. Sorry, was driving home and couldn’t reply earlier.
>>
>> About the radials, they are 14ft each copper wires. Thanks for the suggestion about extending them. Will try to build more in the coming weekend’s.
>>
>> On the radio, it’s a Yaesu ft710. I am using the dnr but last weekend was worse. I just went back and took down the antenna to figure out what’s going on.
>> On the power, I need to look into it this weekend. I am using a surge protector connected to powerwerx supply. Will try to connect directly and see if that’s the culprit.
>> About the inverted antenna, I need to explore this option. Should be a good learning experiment.
>>
>> Venkata Appala
>>
>>>> On Sep 27, 2023, at 6:06 PM, Rick Hiller <rickhiller73 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Venkat,
>>> What is ur radio?
>>> Rick. W5RH
>>>
>>> Sent from my i-Thingamajig
>>>
>>>>> On Sep 27, 2023, at 5:14 PM, John Pate via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:
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>>>> I am using the same type of antenna. The MFJ 1979. I have mine mounted on my metal fence in the backyard. I do have noise but since I got a new radio, the filter knocks it out and I am able to get good copies on everything. Check things like your power supply and cut the power off in the house and see if the noise drops at all.
>>>>
>>>> On His Majesty’s Service
>>>> 73 de W1XQ
>>>> Coastwatcher Reenactment
>>>> RANVR
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>>>>
>>>>>> On Sep 27, 2023, at 4:49 PM, Nick Creason KE5QY via BVARC <bvarc at bvarc.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Venkata,
>>>>>
>>>>> Vertical antennas are noisy because most man-made noise is vertically polarized. An inverted V on 20 meters with the apex at the top of a 6-foot fence and the ends about a foot above the ground will be quitter and may even give you better coverage. You can make a fence tip antenna out of a few dollars' worth of wire and have some fun.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have good luck nation wide with my fence mounted antenna and a hundred wats. And best of all , my HOA has no idea I'm a ham.
>>>>>
>>>>> Look up NVIS antennas on the internet. There is a lot of info on these low wire antennas.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nick, KE5AY
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: BVARC <bvarc-bounces at bvarc.org> On Behalf Of Venkata Appala via BVARC
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 4:28 PM
>>>>> To: bvarc at bvarc.org
>>>>> Cc: Venkata Appala <pradhanavs at gmail.com>
>>>>> Subject: [BVARC] Signal noise and suggestion on how to reduce it
>>>>>
>>>>> Afternoon,
>>>>> First of all, thank you for all the responses to my last email about antennas. I have another question related to the same topic and looking off some guidance. I normally setup my hf antenna for weekend use in my backyard. It’s a mfj 1979 17ft vertical. It is mounted on a flag pole rod that I just hammer into the soil close to the backyard fence. I have two sets of 4 radials in 180 degree pattern since I have a fence on the other side. When I use the rig expert to check swr, it’s always around 1.15-1.2. While the we is very low, the noise is crazy high. Most of the stations are extremely noisy. For some reason, I was able to hear really well few weeks ago. Is this something I am doing wrong or something to do with propagation ?
>>>>>
>>>>> For the above setup, I am always on 20m ssb. I do have few metal trellis hanging near to the antenna few ft away but I am not sure if they cause any interference.
>>>>> Disclaimer: I don’t know how to read the noise level on my radio yet, apologies if this is the most basic thing I should have known before I do anything. Trying to learn as quickly as I can 😄
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Venkata Appala
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