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Old 03-19-2016, 12:19 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by ke0me View Post
Question is, would that possibly help the S9 noise level I'm getting on my 2nd floor apartment?
It depends on the source of the noise.

I have known hams who got rid of S9 noise in various ways. One had a serious noise problem that went away when someone (unknown ) mysteriously poisoned his neighbor's dog. Another had to pay a divorce lawyer, but eventually got rid of the noise.

If your noise is electrical, a counterpoise may help, or not. You can determine an answer experimentally, at small cost and small effort. Buy 17 feet of wire (I'm assuming you have the noise on 20 meters) and strip one end. Then screw it down on the ground terminal. Then listen. My next-door neighbor's grandkid could do that, and she's only four. But I think she'd have trouble paying the two bucks or so for the wire.
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