With my limited setups, I never really experienced reduced signal to noise,
some antennas are said to be less noisy, but it seems like there's some
extra loss involved with most. The small receiving loops are known for
better s/n, but I've never used one. Since I operate mostly mobile, where I
notice it is going under larger bridges, the external noise from power
lines, etc disappears briefly and signals come through better. Signals are
probably reduced, too, from the antenna mismatch, but I'm not looking at
the S meter. There are some places in the country, when driving, that are
just plain quiet, interstate roads, etc, where I see noise drop to zero.
Need a QTH there. I have found a few places to park and operate.......
Of course, RF gain settings on the rig help, too.
Andy K9ARM
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