Here is my situation.
I purchased a Diamond Discone,(D130J) to use exclusively for aircraft since discones have an upward radiating pattern. I am using LMR-400 Cable (50FT) on a 20 foot mast attached to the side of my deck. Now I live in a newer house and neighborhood which is only 14 years old. The neighborhood was made so that everything is underground. This means no transformers, cables, poles, street lights ect... I love that. My problem is I get heavy static on my scanners ( BC-785, BCT-15,996 for example and I cant seem to nail its origin. I dont get it on FM, just the aircraft stuff. My question is How does one remove or at least reduce static on this band? I have grounded the mast to an 8ft ground rod. I have changed the location of the mast with no improvements. Again, Its not killing the reception totally, but its reducing it quite a bit. There is no electrical equipment in the vivinity of the radio or antenna line. Any suggestions?
Manny
I purchased a Diamond Discone,(D130J) to use exclusively for aircraft since discones have an upward radiating pattern. I am using LMR-400 Cable (50FT) on a 20 foot mast attached to the side of my deck. Now I live in a newer house and neighborhood which is only 14 years old. The neighborhood was made so that everything is underground. This means no transformers, cables, poles, street lights ect... I love that. My problem is I get heavy static on my scanners ( BC-785, BCT-15,996 for example and I cant seem to nail its origin. I dont get it on FM, just the aircraft stuff. My question is How does one remove or at least reduce static on this band? I have grounded the mast to an 8ft ground rod. I have changed the location of the mast with no improvements. Again, Its not killing the reception totally, but its reducing it quite a bit. There is no electrical equipment in the vivinity of the radio or antenna line. Any suggestions?
Manny