<div dir="ltr"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><tbody style="box-sizing:border-box"><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td style="box-sizing:border-box"><div id="gmail-story" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:618.4px;font-size:16px;height:auto;float:left"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:16pt">New 2 metre filter stops interference</h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box"><img src="https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p720x720/81506432_2852026381487529_1386748586582081536_o.jpg?_nc_cat=100&amp;_nc_oc=AQlFirv_YMIIR1_Hj4EkGFOsm3z3Bv7GwlBW0NqiThcYheYWezwoSXcAMRsqXQNFJUI&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-lht6-1.xx&amp;oh=5d7c292ec384a60db0e97ec9a053b2dd&amp;oe=5EB48112" width="325" align="right" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; height: auto;">Many handie-talky radios suffer from severe interference from nearby transmitters, particularly on hilltop sites.<br style="box-sizing:border-box">Blocking is a reduction in sensitivity that can be hard to detect.<br style="box-sizing:border-box">When a radio is being blocked all callers (even strong ones) can appear weak or may even be undetectable. </p><p style="box-sizing:border-box">The <strong style="box-sizing:border-box">SOTABEAMS</strong> bandpass filter is a small, rugged and lightweight filter that eleminates virtually all interference problems.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box">The filter is a helical design that is made specially for SOTABEAMS. It is simply attached between the radio and antenna.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box">Richard of SOTABEAMS has made a short video about various methods to combat blocking which can be seen on the SOTABEAMS website:<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/bandpass-filter-for-2m/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration-line:none">https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/bandpass-filter-for-2m/</a> </p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>