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This is a perfect example of why proper station RF grounding is so important. Older houses also just don't have anything close to what is considered proper ground by the National Electric Code. I didn't realize this until recently, but many older houses don't use any type of ground rod, but instead rely on a the ground rod at the power pole! If this is the case in your house, you were probably getting all kinds of stray RF on the neutral wire throughout your house. By adding the ground rods at the radio location and then tying into the house electrical system, you've improved things quite a bit.

Oh, and moving the feed point to the antenna farther up away from the house didn't hurt, either.

[QUOTE="Moleculo, post: 340315, member: 1"] This is a perfect example of why proper station RF grounding is so important. Older houses also just don't have anything close to what is considered proper ground by the National Electric Code. I didn't realize this until recently, but many older houses don't use any type of ground rod, but instead rely on a the ground rod at the power pole! If this is the case in your house, you were probably getting all kinds of stray RF on the neutral wire throughout your house. By adding the ground rods at the radio location and then tying into the house electrical system, you've improved things quite a bit. Oh, and moving the feed point to the antenna farther up away from the house didn't hurt, either. [/QUOTE]

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