This is a great piece of advice!!! I would add: check those QRN levels at various times and on different days.
73 Mike W0BTU On Fri, Mar 25, 2022, 10:01 AM Fred Kleber <kleb...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > ... before you even make an offer on a piece of property, go there with a > mobile receiver and check to see what the ambient QRM level is. We have > already read in this group about this very subject from a ham that is > unable to use 160m due to the QRM from pot house grow lights some 3/4 miles > away. LED lighting is a well known source of QRM. > > Certain types of TVs and even solar power inverters can cause horrendous > amounts of QRM which can render top band useless. It is interesting to > note that there are no FCC spurious emissions requirements for solar power > equipment. > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector