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Call Sign : 26-CT-3891 Posts : 66 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-11-30 QTH or Location : Doncaster Equipment Used : CRT SS 6900N .. Yaesu ft450d Age : 58
Subject: putting antenna up higher Mon Dec 14, 2020 3:49 pm
I have just put my antenna up a couple of feet more and i seem to get more static as people on here say get it as high as possible is it worth it
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Call Sign : 56-CT-004 Posts : 366 Times Thanked : 11 Join date : 2019-08-23 QTH or Location : Oulu -Finland Equipment Used : ft-450d-mc kinley - cobra 19dxeu- lincoln+2 - superstar lord - grant 2 - tti hand held- alan42- crt mike cb - zodiac 68 hunting radio hand held- and few PMR 2
Subject: Re: putting antenna up higher Mon Dec 14, 2020 4:08 pm
Old saying, hight is might, but a lot depends on your own set up, coax, what antenna and what location you are in, testing and looking what will work for you, good luck in your radio hobby
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Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 65
Subject: Re: putting antenna up higher Mon Dec 14, 2020 4:17 pm
Static is natural on all radio dont matter how high your antenna is , are you sure you dont mean your getting interference from what we call QRM which is interference from man made electronics ie: WiFi routers , LED lights , and many other things of the like, because if it's that it now a part of radio life ,its true of the saying hight is might with antennas, but without actually hearing what your classing as static it's a bit hard to say .
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Call Sign : 26-CT-3891 Posts : 66 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-11-30 QTH or Location : Doncaster Equipment Used : CRT SS 6900N .. Yaesu ft450d Age : 58
Subject: Re: putting antenna up higher Mon Dec 14, 2020 5:01 pm
Now i put it down to QRM im getting around 5lb of the stuff on USB mid but if i go onto FM mid its about a 4 and on high its a 7
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NUBSTER 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 65
Subject: Re: putting antenna up higher Mon Dec 14, 2020 5:11 pm
If it is QRM (man made interference) like I said it's a part of modern life with radio now ,how long have you had your antenna higher because if it's only about a week or so if you wait you might see the noise drop as I siad QRM is a pain for radio now it goes up and down the noise because of it ,and this time of year being Christmas it worse with all the cheap Chinese Christmas lights that's about spewing out interference.
Northern Crusader Major contributor
Call Sign : M0GVZ / 26CT1760 Posts : 489 Times Thanked : 32 Join date : 2019-11-13 QTH or Location : IO94SA Equipment Used : Icom 7300, TS480, President McKinley, Albrecht AE6110, CRT Mike Age : 52
Subject: Re: putting antenna up higher Fri Dec 18, 2020 6:27 pm
At this time of year the noise increases as people put on their Xmas lights, especially those LED type. See where it is in January once everyone has taken them down.
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Call Sign : 26-CT-3891 Posts : 66 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-11-30 QTH or Location : Doncaster Equipment Used : CRT SS 6900N .. Yaesu ft450d Age : 58
Subject: Re: putting antenna up higher Fri Dec 18, 2020 6:59 pm
There is no one near me with LED lights just over the road will they count
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NUBSTER 10 + Year member
Call Sign : 26 CT050 26 FB080 26 WT105 26 TE171 Posts : 948 Times Thanked : 51 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : NORTH LONDON Equipment Used : ORIGINAL President Lincoln, President Teddy , Silver Eagle microphones , Gainmaster antenna, use a AMP ofcourse I do sometimes Age : 65
Subject: Re: putting antenna up higher Fri Dec 18, 2020 7:31 pm
They can do sometimes because normally there cheap LED light , also another thing when the council put LED street lamps in my area I did notice that when they switch on I do get a slight higher level of noise .
stephen Gunrunner Major contributor
Call Sign : 26CT526/MR021/M6XXX. Posts : 262 Times Thanked : 10 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : wooler north northumberland or some were near it Equipment Used : mobile 4000hp base A99 radio base magnum257hp mobile magnum 257 standed power Age : 66
Subject: Re: putting antenna up higher Sat Dec 19, 2020 11:22 am
yes this old noise crap when i was using my silver rod very little noise but the new A99 went up, yes i here all them shouting why did you buy that , The wind wrecked my silver rod, so that is why i have the A99 and i am to old to be up and down ladders, now on uk40 there is some noise about sig 5, but on mid band a lot less and as i move down the freq nothing and at 25mhz nothing very clear, so we do not use uk40 up our way we use midband Am Fm SSB we still use if there is a lift,but its mostly midbands now
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Call Sign : 26-CT-3891 Posts : 66 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-11-30 QTH or Location : Doncaster Equipment Used : CRT SS 6900N .. Yaesu ft450d Age : 58
Subject: Re: putting antenna up higher Sat Dec 19, 2020 3:08 pm
I have put antenna up another 4 foot re-measured SWR and QRM has dropped by about 2lb