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Old 6th Oct 2019, 10:42 pm   #10
ORAWA01
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Stirlingshire, UK.
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Default Re: Top band 1.8Mhz antennas

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Originally Posted by HamishBoxer View Post
I do use it as a RSGB news reader.I will be on tonight at 2130 1.990Mhz.

I am using a folded dipole at 30 feet, though not the best.
I was trying to listen to the freq at the time, but QRN was 59+10, so I could not hear any stations at all.

Last time when I was listening to the top band, it was between 12pm - 1am, and the band was quiet.

Tonight, using the same antenna = 40m long wire loop, and same radio, QRN and RFI level was so high. Too many people around this area must be running some sort of electric appliances around that time.
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