My objective is to reduce the noise floor in several short wave bands.
With the antenna configuration described below, I'm not yet receiving the results I want - a significantly lower noise floor. I am not able to ID the noise sources, whether atmospherics (unfixable) or nearby point source noise.
I currently use an MLA-30 active loop antenna 12' high in my courtyard. It performs well.
The secondary "noise sensing" antenna connected to the 1026 is a rain gutter antenna (RGA) . It pulls in slightly less well than the loop, and is somewhat noisier.
With this antenna combination I'm not yet able to significantly reduce my noise floor with the MFJ-1026 noise reducer box.
What do you guys think a better noise sensing antenna might be for my MFJ1026 to accompany my main MLA-30 active loop to substitute for my current RGA as noise antenna?
My contraints: A very small courtyard back yard and an HOA.
The RGA itself is noisier than I would like and is likely a contributor to poor results.
I either need to improve my noise antenna or my noise sources aren't significantly addressable by the 1026.
