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Good luck! 73, Tony K4QE On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 11:10 AM, Dale - K7DNH <dh2...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I believe I have finally experienced broadcast interference... at least I > hope that is what it is... > > On 4th floor of hotel with a balcony and strung out a LnR Precision 40/20 > End Fed antenna across parking lot to large pine tree with strain relief > polyester antenna rope so coax connection at end of antenna (has built-in > balun) was 10 feet from building, and opposite end had over 50 feet in the > clear with same type rope - with antenna having slight, normal sag of maybe > 1 foot. I have used this set-up several times at various hotels... last > time > just the day before but in different city. (Sunny San Diego first of week, > Drizzly Portland, OR now... Wish some of the rain would head further south > into Reno for drought relief!! > > I have MINIMUM of S10 to sometimes S30 noise level - and any time I do get > some type of voice it is all pretty garbled. Checked mode, LSB/USB - all > connections several times, same on different bands... and when I checked > WWV on 5 I could hear what I think was local AM station a bit "clearer"! > Just trying things I reloaded a saved config file, even tried EEINT and > reloaded again - no change whatsoever. > > Well, sun came out late this afternoon.. and one can see more than 100 > yards...and across the freeway stands 3 large towers!!! Maybe this was > overloading far beyond what the KX3 ATU can handle?.... as I read > somewhere > it has broadcast filters built into the ATU. > > Any recommendations on a external filter I can buy, so during my evenings > in > hotels when I travel I don't experience this again?? PIA to use my > slingshot/fishing line to string an antenna in the drizzling rain for > nuthin'! > > Dale > K7DNH > > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Broadcast-interference-tp7584562.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
