tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post7963888326287839357..comments2024-03-24T22:03:31.205+00:00Comments on Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog: Mixed results on 160mRoger G3XBMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673890140751539870noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post-7493583085471331442012-03-04T08:14:00.419+00:002012-03-04T08:14:00.419+00:00Roger - How about trying a rx-only mini-loop or fe...Roger - How about trying a rx-only mini-loop or ferrite rod antenna - as used by MW DXers - in the shack & orientate to improve rx S/N? (VK3XU has published designs.) Sounds like TX side is fine!! Enjoy the blog & ur expts. 73 Jules VK2EXTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post-24179603616791614972012-03-04T08:02:25.837+00:002012-03-04T08:02:25.837+00:00We could John, but at 3km we were expecting our QR...We could John, but at 3km we were expecting our QRP AM signals to be well above the noise floor. We were looking for a very simple AM link with a simple antenna. 160m now looks a poor choice for our application.Roger G3XBMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13673890140751539870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9071048343455395511.post-52380709710622051202012-03-04T07:47:50.588+00:002012-03-04T07:47:50.588+00:00I find that the modern house is enveloped in a clo...I find that the modern house is enveloped in a cloud of RF noise and it's impossible to have an antenna indoors and expect to receive anything other than very strong signals, and on 160m this must be even more so. Could you mount the small antenna hidden in a bush out in the garden somewhere so it's still invisible but it might not be overwhelmed by the indoor noise?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com