I had an issue with noise recently and it was caused by the proximity of my laptop charging brick to my radio. You may want to start turning things off to see if you can eliminate the source of the noise.
David Morefield Owner - Fluffyshotme Photography *da...@fluffyshotme.com <da...@fluffyshotme.com>* 281-960-5253 mobile <http://www.fluffyshotme.com> On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 7:47 PM Kori Rahman via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > I have only seen something close to this level of interference on 2m and > that has been from some cheap LiFePo4 charger I got that was charging my > 100Ah battery. But it was about 25% bars and it was about 30ft from my 2m > antenna. It does happen a lot with chargers for various batteries like shop > tool chargers etc. > > Sounds like a job for a 2m Yagi and am attenuator. I've got the Yagi but > not the attenuator. > > 73, > > > Kori Rahman, WX5KR > *Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club* > > *Vice-President and Club Call Sign KK5W Trustee* > Cell: (770) 298 8516 > > kori...@gmail.com > > > > > On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 7:30 PM Amal C. Phadke via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> > wrote: > >> Folks, >> >> >> >> I am hoping someone can give me pointers on suppressing >> annoying noise my dual band (2m-70cm) antenna picks up in VHF range. I >> suspect it is from my neighbor’s external soffit lighting, but I am not >> sure. The receive signal meter fully lights up like seen in the attached >> picture. The repeater was idle when I took this picture. It doesn’t happen >> on UHF, only VHF and only from dusk to dawn. I hear a lot of static in the >> received signal, and I suppose in the transmitted signal as well. Moving >> the >> permanently installed outdoor antenna is not practical and using slip-on >> ferrite beads on the coax didn’t help. Has anyone experienced this issue? >> I >> would appreciate any suggestions. >> >> >> >> Thanks, and 73, >> >> >> >> Amal - KT5AC >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> BVARC@bvarc.org >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ >> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ >
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