If money is really no object, move (of course, if I lived in NJ, I would
move regardless of the listening conditions). A few acres out in the middle
of nowhere would be good. Since you probably want to stay where you are,
first thing I would suggest is to get the antennas off the roof and as far
away from the house as possible. Of course, feed them with coax so the noise
from the house doesn't come in on the feedline.
"Michael" wrote in message
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Hiya...
Here is one I could use some help with.... As always, I'm always trying
to
improve my sw listening capabilities. I have an R-75 and two very good
antennas on my roof. One is a G5RV and the other is a 200 foot wire that
utilizes a coax feed and matching transformer. Both are very good
antennas.
I've thought about getting a new radio to improve my capabilities and I've
tried a few radios on loan from friends. Those radios include the
NRD-545,
R8-A and R-5000. I've come to the painful conclusion that the performance
problem for me isn't my radio or my antennas. Both are good. The problem
for me is my area. I live in the northern NJ suburbs and it is a very
noisy
area. I've read a bunch of web pages on antennas, but I haven't really
found any antenna solutions that boast to be ideal solutions for noisy
areas. I've got a fairly good understanding about antennas, but I'm not
advanced.
Does anyone have ANY ideas as to what would be an ideal antenna solution
that would offer me some improvement as far as increasing signal into my
radio and limiting noise ???
Money is no object, and neither is effort. I'll spend money on an "out of
the box" solution as well as put time into an elaborate home brew project.
Performance is key.
If it would help to know more about my current antennas, detailed info
about
both of them is on my web page. The link is in my signature. Any
suggestions would be most welcome.
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Respectfully,
Michael
Location: New Jersey
Primary Receiver: R-75 with full Kiwa mods
Antennas: G5RV, 200ft "Frankenstein" roof wire
Additional Radios: 7600GR,KA-1101,KA-1102
PL-550, KA-989, Info-Mate 837, GE-SR III
Westinghouse H-104 (seven tube)
Web Site: http://md_dxing.tripod.com