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Old July 25th 06, 11:10 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Cecil Moore Cecil Moore is offline
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Default Newbie Question: HELP!! Antenna Noise

wrote:
I decided to try one of the simplest of antennas, a quarter wave
vertical for 20m ...
Result? Noise at about 8 S units, all but drowmning out the signal.


That corresponds to my experience with verticals at my QTH.
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73, Cecil
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