[Elecraft] Broadcast interference?

[Phil Wheeler]

It sounds like you need a "Hotel Filter", Dale, 
tunes out any within 5 miles of an AM BC tower

Hmm ... sort of a ham radio Trip Advisor!

73, Phil w7ox

On 2/21/14, 6:02 PM, Dale - K7DNH wrote:
> I believe I have finally experienced broadcast interference... at least I
> hope that is what it is...
>
> On 4th floor of hotel with a balcony and strung out a LnR Precision 40/20
> End Fed antenna across parking lot to large pine tree with strain relief
> polyester antenna rope so coax connection at end of antenna (has built-in
> balun) was 10 feet from building, and opposite end had over 50 feet in the
> clear with same type rope - with antenna having slight, normal sag of maybe
> 1 foot. I have used this set-up several times at various hotels... last time
> just the day before but in different city. (Sunny San Diego first of week,
> Drizzly Portland, OR now... Wish some of the rain would head further south
> into Reno for drought relief!!
>
> I have MINIMUM of S10 to sometimes S30 noise level  - and any time I do get
> some type of voice it is all pretty garbled. Checked mode, LSB/USB -  all
> connections several times, same on different bands... and when I checkered
> WWV on 5 I could hear what I think was local AM station a bit "clearer"!
> Just trying things I reloaded a saved config file, even tried EEINT and
> reloaded again - no change whatsoever.
>
> Well, sun came out late this afternoon.. and one can see more than 100
> yards...and across the freeway stands 3 large towers!!!  Maybe this was
> overloading far beyond what the KX3  ATU can handle?.... as I read somewhere
> it has broadcast filters built into the ATU.
>
> Any recommendations on a external filter I can buy, so during my evenings in
> hotels when I travel I don't experience this again?? PIA to use my
> slingshot/fishing line to string an antenna in the drizzling rain for
> nuthin'!
>
> Dale
> K7DNH
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