Hi;
I have had a noise problem ever since I moved to this house.  
Whether its power line noise or not I'm open to suggestions.  I'm 
using a ts480 and with the preamp off and the a g c on my noise 
level is a constant s 5.  Doesn't matter what band or what 
frequency.  Unfortunately I'm using only one antenna for h f so 
don't have anything else to compare it with.  Initially I was 
told that verticals are just noisy antennas.  In reality, however 
this kind of means that a signal has to almost be s 7 to have 
comfortable copy.  That rules out lots of stations and listening 
around the bands isn't the fun it was when things were quieter.  
I've taken a radio outside but didn't see any areas where things 
were worse or quieter.  I'll have to get it together and go out 
with that radio again this spring.  Will spring ever come?
As for older radios I've sold some things on qthcom ánd had good 
luck.  I found it an easy site to just brouse through  Now if I 
could get this noise down to an
s 3 I'd probably have a ts480 for sale.  Haven't decided if my 
fingers are to big or those buttons are to small.
Richard
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