Those equils 20 makes the post as hard to read as the pwr noise does me on a 
weak D X station.  73

-----Original Message----- 
From: richard fiorello
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2014 6:39 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: power line noise etc

Hi;
I=20have=20had=20a=20noise=20problem=20ever=20since=20I=20moved=20to=20this=
=20house.=20=20
Whether=20its=20power=20line=20noise=20or=20not=20I'm=20open=20to=20suggest=
ions.=20=20I'm=20
using=20a=20ts480=20and=20with=20the=20preamp=20off=20and=20the=20a=20g=20c=
=20on=20my=20noise=20
level=20is=20a=20constant=20s=205.=20=20Doesn't=20matter=20what=20band=20or=
=20what=20
frequency.=20=20Unfortunately=20I'm=20using=20only=20one=20antenna=20for=20=
h=20f=20so=20
don't=20have=20anything=20else=20to=20compare=20it=20with.=20=20Initially=20=
I=20was=20
told=20that=20verticals=20are=20just=20noisy=20antennas.=20=20In=20reality,=
=20however=20
this=20kind=20of=20means=20that=20a=20signal=20has=20to=20almost=20be=20s=20=
7=20to=20have=20
comfortable=20copy.=20=20That=20rules=20out=20lots=20of=20stations=20and=20=
listening=20
around=20the=20bands=20isn't=20the=20fun=20it=20was=20when=20things=20were=
=20quieter.=20=20
I've=20taken=20a=20radio=20outside=20but=20didn't=20see=20any=20areas=20whe=
re=20things=20
were=20worse=20or=20quieter.=20=20I'll=20have=20to=20get=20it=20together=20=
and=20go=20out=20
with=20that=20radio=20again=20this=20spring.=20=20Will=20spring=20ever=20co=
me?
As=20for=20older=20radios=20I've=20sold=20some=20things=20on=20qthcom=20=E1=
nd=20had=20good=20
luck.=20=20I=20found=20it=20an=20easy=20site=20to=20just=20brouse=20through=
=20=20Now=20if=20I=20
could=20get=20this=20noise=20down=20to=20an
s=203=20I'd=20probably=20have=20a=20ts480=20for=20sale.=20=20Haven't=20deci=
ded=20if=20my=20
fingers=20are=20to=20big=20or=20those=20buttons=20are=20to=20small.
Richard
sent=20from=20my=20braille=20note