Live: Any interesting activity on HF tonight?

NOTE: the issue I got with the amp and radio cutting out was due to the SGC tuner being added to the same PSU whereas initially it had its own power supply. I think it’s the 12v cable being unshielded acting as a radiator.
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[@austieoutdoors9763]

getting a lot of birdies on your scope there carl have you tryed to ferrite wrap a few leads that maybe giving you the noise i was getting the same when i first started using sdr

[@brianfields4479]

Very interesting to watch. Do you think some weaker stations use livestreams as a receiver , if their are struggling to rx you on their own radio, just curious.
Good to see inside your shack carl.
Can you get your vert down the garden away from your house, it might help, even if its only up while your on the air.
Take care.

[@M0SZT]

The antenna is a compromise with the wife, she’s very patient with me however having a 10m pole at the bottom of the garden and not tucked away next to the house was a bit much to ask. I might use the MFJ whip for 20m and just collapse it when not in use.

[@brianfields4479]

@@M0SZT hi, with all respect, it's a bit like the Billy Connolly joke, I compromise on ant but boy if I ask her to compromise on her spending on shoes or clothes hi hi.
I must be lucky, it's my hobby, I do want I want and she gets what she wants, we only live once. Go mad Carl stick a tower up hi hi.
Take care 73

[@G0ogs]

Also get a 15v 5A laptop psu, just for the sdr the SunSdr pro is designed to work at 15v

[@M0SZT]

Cheers I’ll do that as well. I’ve added a PTT footswitch this morning, separated the power cables (no longer using the 1 to 3 split cable) however I still had the same issue. I’ll find a PSU for the SDR.

[@G0ogs]

@@M0SZT I use A 15v 5A small black box that’s usually found on laptops, like I say the pro is designed to work at 15v.

[@G0ogs]

Don’t use the vox, use the mox , that’s part of your problem