Yes, that's right, Carl. No close neighbors, radio stations, etc. But this house is a prolific generator of RFI, and I have been getting power line noise lately.
I'm not saying that there's not a case for suppressing common mode as you and others suggest. I do have a problem here lately with RFI from an electronic fluorescent ballast on 160 (10 feet from where I operate the radio), and I'm not sure how it's getting into my NE Beverage. Big #43 beads on the ballast leads didn't fix it. But that's another story. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 8:08 PM, Carl <[email protected]> wrote: > But arent you in the boonies Mike with little common mode noise? I notice > a few others with lots of acerage do the same but when I was enroached upon > on both sides I just followed ON4UN's lead. It works ... > > > I don't ground the shields at the transformers. The only place they are >> grounded/connected together is inside the shack, at the switchbox. >> >> My beverage coax is mostly laying on the ground. A little of it is buried. >> >> 73, Mike >> www.w0btu.com/Beverage_antennas.html >> > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
