Barry,
Try putting a manual antenna tuner in line with the RX antenna. You have
created a real monster! Now you have to figure out how to get it under
control 8-)
Good Luck! 73 Jeff aa8ve
On Fri, 31 Dec 1999 08:22:19 -0800 (PST) N1EU <n1eu@yahoo.com> writes:
>
> Well it's an idle day here and I was just playing with
> the Omni 6 and found something unusual. Seems to be
> AM broadcast spurs coupling in through my Beverage
> receive antenna feeding the aux (receive) antenna
> jack, even when the Omni antenna switch is on "main"
> not "aux. On 3510Khz, I can hear mixed signals from
> 1460Khz and 590Khz AM and on 1830Khz I can hear the
> 1460Khz AM station.
>
> Disconnecting the Beverage from the aux ant jack
> removes the sputs. The Beverage coax shield is
> grounded at the antenna end about 100ft away.
>
> The Omni chassis has a very good RF ground. A common
> mode choke on the Beverage feed had no effect.
>
> Would appreciate any comments.
>
> Thanks and a very happy 2K to all,
> Barry N1EU
>
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