Hello Niel, Not sure if this is appropriate for this group, but I'll post a response and see. If not, we can take off line... Your response seems right in step with where I would be. You might consider your first step as running your radio on batteries, and killing power to your home. If you are lucky, the RFI will end. Then just track from there, then go for the loop.
-- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info for MM-SSTV see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info On Thu, 2014-05-01 at 22:47 -0600, Niel Skousen wrote: > Good Evening All, > > Questions and Advice sought, i will report back on results... > (cross posted to qrp-l, elecraft, and kx3) > > I live in a rural area, which should be very low noise. i put up a OCFD > (88:44) this afternoon, and tonite wandered on to 80m to listen and check the > antenna. I had 20db over noise everywhere. 40m was showing S4 noise, and > I could only copy about 4 or 5 stations above the noise on 40m (yep, NR and > NB both on, 400hz wide). > > nearest neighbor is 1/4mi away, and I'm the last one on a rural overhead > power line. > > So, Given a KX3 and internal batteries, my first thought is to build a small > multi-turn electrostatically shielded loop (1ft dia, 3-5 turn in a copper > pipe, 1" gap at top) and see if I can localize any local noise sources. > > my office and computers are prime targets of course... > > Is this overkill ? > Recommendations for a better small / near-field noise pickup ? > Any other advice for first steps ? > Anyone else chased noise sources with their KX3 ? How did it work, what > antenna did you use ? > Other suggestions / recommendations ? > > TIA, 73 > Niel > WA7SSA > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to d...@nk7z.net ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
