‰ NOW 13 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2015 QST PAGE 68 ‰ ELEMENT QUAD, WHICH COVERS 20 THROUGH 10 METERS. I ERECTED THIS ANTENNA LAST SUMMER WITH FEW PROBLEMS, USING 14 GAUGE INSULATED COPPER WIRE, FED BY 450 LADDER LINE TO A 4 1 BALUN, 6 FEET FROM MY SECOND FLOOR SHACK. I USED GOOD 50 COAX TO MY RIG. WHEN I TESTED IT WITH MY ANTENNA ANALYZER, IT SHOWED GOOD SWR FOR ALL THE HAM BANDS ABOUT 3 1 OR BETTER. THE TUNER IN MY KENWOOD TS 590 TRANSCEIVER HAD NO PROBLEM TUNING IT ON ALL BANDS. SO, I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT ANTENNA FOR MY STATION. THEN I STARTED ƒ QST DE W1AW ‰ LISTENING. EVERY HAM BAND EACH ENTIRE BAND HAD 20 TO 40 DB OVER S9 NOISE DAY AND NIGHT, EVERY DAY, EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY. I CONNECTED MY QUAD ANTENNA TO THE RADIO, AND THERE WAS NO NOISE FROM 20 THROUGH 10 METERS. I ALSO HAVE A CAROLINA WINDOM UP ABOUT 40 FEET, AND IT HAD NO NOISE ON ANY OF THE HAM BANDS. MY PREVIOUS MINI SUPER LOOP NEVER HAD A NOISE PROBLEM EITHER. WHAT TO DO? I THOUGHT THAT I MIGHT BE HEARING RFI FROM MY UTILITY ‰ END OF 13 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ