I've noticed a growing trend of 100w-class AM and SSB stations reporting less success in recent years. I have a theory that this is due to the ever-climbing local noise levels in our neighborhoods. This noise will tend to mask the weaker signals at the receive end, resulting in fewer possible "recipients" for low and medium power CQs. I find I have to be very diligent about tracking down and eliminating sources of noise in my own house just to keep my receive noise level reasonable.
I'm seeing the same thing in AM and FM broadcasting - long-time home-based listeners to our radio stations are having more trouble in recent years hearing the same old stations transmitting with the same power levels - the background noise is covering up the fringe reception. Mobile reception doesn't seem to be as troubled - except by the recent trend of traffic light systems that produce VHF interference at intersections. Steve WD8DAS [email protected] http://www.wd8das.net/ --------------------------------------------------------- Radio is your best entertainment value. --------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Our Main Website: http://www.amfone.net AMRadio mailing list Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ List Rules (must read!): http://w5ami.net/amradiofaq.html List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Post: [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] with the word unsubscribe in the message body. This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
