are you near where the electric service comes in the house? Reason I ask is, I do a lot of quick setups on vacations and stuff and it seems like every time I setup close to where the electric service and other type stuff comes in the house, I get noise and there's no telling where it will be. I usually have to be right there against that wall at that corner of the house, but it's a thought. Well service or septic with a pump anywhere near you? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gery Gaubert" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 12:53 PM Subject: hf radio problems >I have an icom 751, a butternut vertical and a dipole for 20 meters. I >rec= > ently moved all of my things into my new ham shack. I have 2 computers, a > = > refrigerator, an window unit air conditioner and my radio. When I turn on > = > my rig I hear static similar to the noise you hear when you hear engine > noi= > se through a radio. Only difference is that the pitch of the noise > doesn't= > change. It seems to be more noticeable when you are on the lower bands > sa= > y 80 or 160 meters but it is present on all bands. I tried moving the rig > = > and turning various things off, also tried both antennas and still the > same= > thing. Any thoughts or ideas?