Saturday 24 April 
Local noise made reception impossible until 1030UTC.
 Heard G4GVC (599); G3KEV (599); G6NB (569); G3GRO (599) 
and DF2PY (439). "Worked G3BDQ (589/589). 
Sunday 25 April 
Heard the following in gaps in the local noise: G4GVC (599); 
IK4ZPV (219); DF2PY (549). 
Saw on Spectrogram screen: IK1ODO ('O'). 
 The local noise problems are getting worse. I now have two TVs, 
several computers and a light dimmer causing me trouble. It is very 
rare to be able to listen to the atmospheric noise floor. Several 
other LF ops have reported the same.
 I have tried the noise cancelling approach but the noise is not 
strong enough on the "noise antenna" compared to wanted signals.
 Fortunately, I have a park at the bottom of my garden so perhaps I 
will try the amplified whip approach as far as possible from the 
noise sources.
 Several more links added to my web site - mostly to US sites 
featuring real VLF (down to less than 1Hz!).
Mike, G3XDV (IO91VT)
http://www.dennison.demon.co.uk/activity.htm
 
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