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crackle · 11th Jul 2018, 7:45 pm

You know its funny, this is the only set so far which responds VERY well to plugging the new RF earth I rigged up last year. Even though the ground is so dry, and there is a mains earth connected via the mains cable to the chassis. When I disconnect the RF earth Gold on 1548 returns to the usual weakish signal with some background noise. When the earth is plugged back in it returns to much stronger reception. the same can be said for MW and particularly LW.

So why does this radio work so much better with my new 11m long wire aerial and separate earth than many of my other sets, when they were all designed for a long wire aerial and separate earth.
I might just experiment and see how it performs with the mains earth disconnected.

Mike

11th Jul 2018, 7:45 pm	#11
crackle Rest in Peace Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Basildon, Essex, UK. Posts: 4,100	Re: KB ER30 radio You know its funny, this is the only set so far which responds VERY well to plugging the new RF earth I rigged up last year. Even though the ground is so dry, and there is a mains earth connected via the mains cable to the chassis. When I disconnect the RF earth Gold on 1548 returns to the usual weakish signal with some background noise. When the earth is plugged back in it returns to much stronger reception. the same can be said for MW and particularly LW. So why does this radio work so much better with my new 11m long wire aerial and separate earth than many of my other sets, when they were all designed for a long wire aerial and separate earth. I might just experiment and see how it performs with the mains earth disconnected. Mike