Is Dave's S4 background band noise level unusual or should this be considered normal? In my first tier suburban location I typically see S2 to S3 background noise on the 20 to 40 meter bands using cw receive bandwidths of 500 KKz. The first figure and table in the following link (http://www.ve2si.ca/2-points.htm) shows that for suburban locations, typical background noise levels at a 2.4 KHz receiver bandwidth are about -100 dBm at 14 MHz, which is between S4 and S5 (these background noise estimates are based on ITU standards). Do other suburbanites see much lower noise levels than these?
Steve N9SZ K3 SN 1672 Wayne said: >May I ask what's causing all that noise in your location? _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
