<div dir="ltr">Just for giggles, I dug a step attenuator out of the closet, and I can still hear code clearly enough at 10mw to copy on 10m. I can actually still hear it with 15db attenuation (ie, 3mw out), but not clearly enough to copy. 20db (1mw) is inaudible.<div><br></div><div>Yeah, I know, nothing to do with HamWAN directly, but since there's a new toy to play with and all...<div><br></div><div>Jeff/N0GQ</div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 3:43 PM, Jeff Francis™ <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeff@gritch.org" target="_blank">jeff@gritch.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I'm curious about the antenna, as well. I can send myself CW at 100mw (the lowest power my radio will go) from my QTH (near Snohomish) using a G5RV with a peak about 30ft, and receive it on the SDR anywhere from 559 to 599, depending on the band. Granted, that's only maybe 20 miles, but still rather impressive for 100mw and what sounds like a very compromised antenna on the Haystack end.<div><br></div><div>You guys planning on adding this to <a href="http://sdr.hu" target="_blank">sdr.hu</a>?</div><div><br></div><div>Jeff/N0GQ</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="h5"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 12:51 PM, Benjamin Krueger <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ben.krueger@gmail.com" target="_blank">ben.krueger@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">What kind of whip? If it's just a ground rod, adding radials should help.</div><div class="m_-2071856792559364655HOEnZb"><div class="m_-2071856792559364655h5"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 12:44 PM Bart Kus <<a href="mailto:me@bartk.us" target="_blank">me@bartk.us</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hello,<br>
<br>
The recent Haystack work party managed to install a receive-only SDR up <br>
there. It is provisionally available for use by anyone at:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://44.24.241.60:8073" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://44.24.241.60:8073</a><br>
<br>
I'll move it to a more permanent address, with proper DNS, at some <br>
future point.<br>
<br>
In the meantime, I'd like to solicit advice on how to minimize the QRM <br>
it's picking up. The noise is being emitted by the site itself, from <br>
the Ethernet cables and such. I've connected all the shields to site <br>
ground, but the emissions are still there. The current antenna is a <br>
ground rod with vertical whip.<br>
<br>
1) Is there a better antenna design that can serve the broadband <br>
(DC-30MHz) omnidirectional receive duties?<br>
2) Are there any suggestions on how to further minimize the noise being <br>
emitted by the site?<br>
<br>
Thanks, and enjoy!<br>
<br>
--Bart<br>
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