Return-Path: X-Spam-DCC: paranoid 1290; Body=2 Fuz1=2 Fuz2=2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on lipkowski.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DNS_FROM_AHBL_RHSBL autolearn=no version=3.1.3 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [195.171.43.25]) by paranoid.lipkowski.org (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id tABDYYod018448 for ; Wed, 11 Nov 2015 14:34:34 +0100 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1ZwVUM-0006SL-Ub for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:31:02 +0000 Received: from [195.171.43.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1ZwVUM-0006SC-MV for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:31:02 +0000 Received: from know-smtprelay-omc-8.server.virginmedia.net ([80.0.253.72]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.86) (envelope-from ) id 1ZwVTN-0000ym-6T for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:31:01 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.6] ([86.31.33.210]) by know-smtprelay-8-imp with bizsmtp id gDVk1r00W4Y1DuW01DVk2H; Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:29:45 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [86.31.33.210] X-Spam: 0 X-Authority: v=2.1 cv=UKUgZ3ry c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=jn/JOh/JfiX48zzdjRLp/g==:117 a=jn/JOh/JfiX48zzdjRLp/g==:17 a=NLZqzBF-AAAA:8 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=o8VqoEk6lzY3KI4lgLUA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 From: "Mike Dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@yahoogroups.co.uk, rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:29:43 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <564342C7.17245.CDAA64@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> In-reply-to: <1886523092.20151110195707@chriswilson.tv> References: <1886523092.20151110195707@chriswilson.tv> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.41) Content-description: Mail message body X-Scan-Signature: cc2e5baae40f8f7a09b47e6877ef0bfb Subject: LF: LF receiver Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.56 on 10.1.3.10 Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 4966 2E0ILY wrote: > I need to work on my RX, my station seems deaf in comparison to many > other UK ones, so I am going to investigate what I can do to improve > things Chris, What receiver are you using? By how much does the background noise go down when you disconnect the antenna (ideally replacing the antenna with a 50-ohm resistor)? Do you have any local QRM? Are you using a separate receive antenna, or the transmitting one? Mike, G3XDV ===========