I recall a post about SDRs and computer interference but I couldn't find it.
Problem: humble portable receives better than fancy (expensive) new SDR on the same 43m beverage antenna.
Assumption: the new SDR is getting noise from the computer its connected to.
At 10pm, I've got a -115dBm noise floor on my SDR on the beverage.
I was just listening to a pirate station in USB on my SDR. Its an ELAD FDM-SW2. It plugs into my tower computer and is powered by USB wire. I could definitely hear more pirate music when my portable was connected to the beverage. My portable is a RadioShack DX 398.
I don't think it was a difference in the speaker but that could be the case. My computer has a 2" speaker compared to portable's 3".
I have a late 90's sound card, 16 bit Creative Sound Blaster ES1371 ES1373. specs:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensoniq_AudioPCI#ES1371_and_ES1373Is there anything that I can do to lower noise levels?
How do I know when I've got it all?
Are there common culprits that cause EMI to SDRs?
Thanks folks