I would be inclined to ground the mast Howard. Possibly help with
the ambient noise.
Pat, K9JAUAt 09:28 AM 12/10/2011, you wrote:
>I was surprised at the noise when I compare it with the zepp. I cranked the
>rings all the way down, thinking that would help on 17. I might not have
>noticed the noise floor, if I didn't have another antenna to compare it to,
>except on fifteen.