Not that uncommon this time of the year! Especially on 160-meters and 80/75-meters, slightly less on 40-meters, the QRN level can be pretty horrid! Much of the noise is caused by lightning that can be hundreds of miles away. Glen, K9STH
Website: http://k9sth.com ________________________________ From: Dave Larsen PhD <d...@volcano.net> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, August 2, 2013 5:23 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Help with 75 mtr Qrn problem I have 2 dipoles up at 60+ ft - one set running East-West other North South .. From 2.6 to 5 Megs I have a S-7 Qrn lev at 4 Am .. buy noon I have a 10-20 over QRN Lev .. I live on 10 acres and have turned off main power to house and still have QRN .. so not coming from anything in house .. This one has me stumped .. 6 moths ago my Qrn was a S-2 .. waiting for a G6 radio to try and track this down but does anybody else have any idea's ? _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
