Improving receive performance on 80 meters

- January 03, 2026

If you're plagued by high-levels of RF noise on the lower HF bands (80 meters and 160 meters), please try these remedies from Dave (KE0OG).

A carefully designed dipole or on-the-ground loop antenna will help reduce annoying noise and will increase your enjoyment of ham radio.

Dave discusses various solutions for the increasing noise levels on many Amateur Radio bands.

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Thanks for joining us today.

Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).

Here are some comments from Dave (KE0OG):

Ken, VE7ZY, wants to improve his performance on 80 Meters and asks Dave for some antenna reccomendations. Is a dipole or a loop better? Subscribe:

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