Tuned for Highest Noise on Super Antenna MP-1,40 meters

[yaesuft897]

Congatulations new Radio FT-897D !! I used from 3 years - work great .. vy73 from Poland ..

[akdude47]

I've worked the guy your tuned into several times, he has a very strange accent/voice, so I would imagine he would be hard to tune in if you're to SSB. He is in Italy, forget the call though.

[VictoreCelia]

Hello from Portugal

Yea, you have lots of qrm. I have the same problem. I have power line very close of my house.

Yes the titan dx it´s a nice antenna.

I have Hy gain AV 640, i like it...

73

hope to make a qso with you.

[JamesJB32]

Cant wait for the Titan DX :)

Im only a Technician at this time but hopefully by the end of the year ill have my General :)

73

KB3SKU

[OH2FFY]

Hi James

It seems that you have tuned the radio slightly off frequency to restore the SSB signal properly.

You do have quite a bit of noise in your location , you probably live in the suburbs where noise is high.

As the MP-1 is a portable antenna you probably have it mounted too low which is a disaster in a built up area.

....and it is a low performing antenna to begin with.

So with what you have there, I guess the results that you see are to be considered normal.

Regards

gregW:-) OH2FFY

[JamesJB32]

To be honest i was trying to tune to that guy talking but it was hard cause it sounded like he had a accent lol. Always had a hard time Tuning the dial to someone that has a accent. :(

True im in Center City Allentown,Pa so yea even when i turn off my wireless network and computer i still get alot of noise with any of the indoor antennas i have including the MP-1.

Either next month or in January ill be getting the Titan DX,cant wait :-)

[JamesJB32]

Oops forgot somthing :)

73

KB3SKU

[Polybun]

@JamesJB32 That noise sounds like it's comming from an electric motor of some sort, or an lcd television, or a cfl light bulb.

[Polybun]

@OH2FFY The other thing that should me mentioned here is that any verticle antenna more noisy than a dipole or a loop.