Something has happened to my receive setup, although I'm not aware of any
changes. My RX-320 is connected to my Force 12 C4S (tri band Yagi). Up
until recently, I was able to use this setup to listen to daytime AM
broadcast stations in Cincinnati (100+ miles) and Dayton (75+ miles) with no
problem. Today, all I hear is static. In fact, even local AM broadcasters
are coming much weaker than normal However, if I disconnect the Yagi and
insert the whip antenna that comes with the RX320, reception vastly improves
and I can receive stations that I can't hear with the Yagi.
On the SW frequencies, the Yagi seems to be working fine, and it outperforms
the whip antenna (which picks up a lot of noise from my computer). The
antenna still shows good SWR readings on the ham bands.
I know I'm not dreaming, the Yagi did used to work. Any idea what could have
happened? Could there be something fishy with the antenna connector on the
RX320?
73,
Mark, N8ME
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