On 09 Dec 2015, at 01:49, Mark K3MSB <[email protected]> wrote: > The EWE is aimed directly at the vertical part of the inverted-L, about 25 > to 30 feet away. The transformer end is towards the Inv-L. I didn’t > think about that when I put it up.
Hi Mark, This is what I would change if possible. The TX antenna will re-radiate noise it picks up. This is probably what is picked up by your RX antenna. Do you have space to move the EWE away from the inv-L? Best of all is to put it in a place where it has the inv-l in its back and a minimum of noise sources in its forward facing direction. I am using pennants located around 130 ft away from the TX antenna. I have more noise picked up from the TX antenna (and the building) on my N/W pennant which pattern somewhat includes the direction of the TX vertical. Maybe you can make a test by reversing the antenna in its current position to see if S/N improved when facing away from the inv-L. 73 de Björn, SM0MDG SE0X _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
