temchik
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Hi All,
I am trying to hang an antenna and I am experiencing some interference in the location I chose for it.
This is a temporary solution just to get a simple Slim Jim antenna from N9TAX outside of the house so I didn't want to mount anything permanently on the roof and the ground rod is right there... However. When the antenna is in place on the side of the house I connected it to a handheld transceiver and on 2m the receiver opens up with static and noise. Move about 5 feet in each direction and it stops. Another less sensitive HT doesn't open but it won't reach the repeater either from this location.
I am guessing there's some strong interference right in this location. The weird thing is - It does not matter if the antenna is touching the house or not, I can move away about 3-4 feet in each direction and the noise is still present. What could be producing such strong interference in an area about 5 x 5 x 5 feet right next to the house? Or I should move to another location and not deal with it?
Thanks!
I am trying to hang an antenna and I am experiencing some interference in the location I chose for it.
This is a temporary solution just to get a simple Slim Jim antenna from N9TAX outside of the house so I didn't want to mount anything permanently on the roof and the ground rod is right there... However. When the antenna is in place on the side of the house I connected it to a handheld transceiver and on 2m the receiver opens up with static and noise. Move about 5 feet in each direction and it stops. Another less sensitive HT doesn't open but it won't reach the repeater either from this location.
I am guessing there's some strong interference right in this location. The weird thing is - It does not matter if the antenna is touching the house or not, I can move away about 3-4 feet in each direction and the noise is still present. What could be producing such strong interference in an area about 5 x 5 x 5 feet right next to the house? Or I should move to another location and not deal with it?
Thanks!
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