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Old October 26th 06, 08:22 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Jan Simons PA0SIM Jan Simons PA0SIM is offline
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Default Timewave ANC-4 question!

Reading the schematics it is possible that the ANC-4 does not
fully cover the 360 degrees phase shift, just like the MFJ-1025.
But it is also possible that you experience more than one noise
source on 75 mtrs. A noise canceller (with two inputs/antennas)
can cancel only one noise source.

I have written about noise cancelling on my site, e.g.:
http://www.pa0sim.nl/Phaser%2080%20-%2010%20meters.htm
May be it can help.

73 es gl de Jan PA0SIM


"Dave Oldridge" schreef in bericht
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Sun Tzu wrote in
news:_rCdndMY26mGEqLYnZ2dnUVZ_oOdnZ2d@hawaiiantel. net:

I use an Timewave ANC-4 to reduce noise on the low bands at my
location. On 40 & 160 meters I can reduce the noise almost to S1, but
on 75 meters I can only reduce it to S4-5.
I use a noise sense antenna which is a dipole 4ft on each side about 4
inches off the ground and parallel to the power and telephone lines.
Anyone have one of these units and having any ideas I might try to
reduce 75 meters to a lower S-meter reading?

All my low band antennas are verticals.


You might try using a vertical whip for the ANC-4. I use the built-in one
on my MFJ-1026. Even so, you may just be experiencing general ionospheric
noise at that level if your antenna is fairly good.

Is your QTH urban or rural? Here in urban downtown Chilliwack, BC, I get
a
lot of noise sources and, of course, the 1026 can really only take out the
loudest single source.


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