SDR Play noise floor

[cpetraglia]

Running SDR Play in SDR Console V 2, I have a constant noise floor of -125DBM give or take. I use a selection of antennas at different frequencies. No matter what I use or how I tweak the software, it only drops when an antenna is completely disconnected.
Any ideas.

Thanks, Chuck

 

[SCPD]

My noise floor is about the same if that is of any consequence.

 

[cpetraglia]

My noise floor is about the same if that is of any consequence.

At least I am not alone. I have ferrite cores on everything and they made no
difference. I get the feeling that the distant signals would sound much better if the noise could be lowered.

Thanks for responding.

 

[SCPD]

At least I am not alone. I have ferrite cores on everything and they made no
difference. I get the feeling that the distant signals would sound much better if the noise could be lowered.

Thanks for responding.

I don't know what you are expecting .. but -125 dBm (0.126 uV) is very good in my opinion.

 

[Voyager]

Ditto to EDM's post. -125 is nothing to complain about.

 

[prc117f]

Running SDR Play in SDR Console V 2, I have a constant noise floor of -125DBM give or take. I use a selection of antennas at different frequencies. No matter what I use or how I tweak the software, it only drops when an antenna is completely disconnected.
Any ideas.

Thanks, Chuck

That sounds about right, that is the Urban noise floor.

 

[prc117f]

At least I am not alone. I have ferrite cores on everything and they made no
difference. I get the feeling that the distant signals would sound much better if the noise could be lowered.

Thanks for responding.

You need to also visit your neighbors and install ferrite cores. Put a paper in your neighbors mailboxes offering free installation of EMI reduction ferrite coils.

 

[EricCottrell]

Hello,

I would not say you have an interference problem with a -125 dBm noise floor. That is actually a pretty clean level. There are wide band background noise sources that will raise the noise floor when an antenna is connected.

73 Eric

 

[Flatliner]

You get a higher noise floor, because your antenna is working. There is no fault here.