I seem to be the noise captain around here! I'm getting this steady pattern of noise that seems to build louder and louder during the day up to S9, and then around when the sun starts to go down it dissipates. At night its totally gone.
I went out in the yard with my shortwave tuned to 27.135, and the antenna extended. As soon as I got near my antenna (feed line and right under it), the same noise appears as it does on my CB. Same pattern, same sound. When I move maybe 20ft away from my antenna mast (its up on a shed), the noise is gone. When I move near my house, the noise is gone. I even checked out my electric service meter and exterior GFCI outlets.. Is my antenna just a magnet for RFI?
Uniden 980SSB
100ft RG8X
Inverted Vee Dipole 1/2 wave about 21ft up on an aluminum/fiberglass painters pole type mast (great SWR)
Thanks!!
I went out in the yard with my shortwave tuned to 27.135, and the antenna extended. As soon as I got near my antenna (feed line and right under it), the same noise appears as it does on my CB. Same pattern, same sound. When I move maybe 20ft away from my antenna mast (its up on a shed), the noise is gone. When I move near my house, the noise is gone. I even checked out my electric service meter and exterior GFCI outlets.. Is my antenna just a magnet for RFI?
Uniden 980SSB
100ft RG8X
Inverted Vee Dipole 1/2 wave about 21ft up on an aluminum/fiberglass painters pole type mast (great SWR)
Thanks!!
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