[Elecraft] Monitor noise

Fri Jun 14 15:52:01 2002

Sometimes going into the control panel and changing the refresh rate will
also move it out of your listening area...but not always.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat J. Whelton" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 3:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Monitor noise

> Hi Paul.  I have the same problem with a Compaq Presairo 5170 and MV700
> monitor.  My problem is severe in my K1 on the FISTS calling frequency
> 14.058 and also on 14.005.  I have to power off the monitor if I want to
> work those frequencies.  Here's another trick someone showed me on QRP-L
> that might help you.  Go into the Windows control panel, display, settings
> tab and change the monitor resolution from 800X600 pixels to 1024X768
> pixels.  This will not get rid of the crap but it will move it up
frequency
> and away from the frequency you want to work.  It will also allow you to
use
> your monitor and your logging software.  Good luck.
>
> Pat - KZ5J
> http://u1.netgate.net/~kirby34/rsg/wheltonp.htm
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 7:34 PM
> Subject: [Elecraft] Monitor noise
>
>
> > I'm nearing the end of my rope.......
> > I've been trying to "noodle through" the problem of horrible noise to my
> > K2(and other HF rigs) from my Compaq Presario MV500 computer monitor. I
> > picked up a boatload of snap-on and varried ferrite beads of all shapes
> > and sizes and installed them on every cable coming in and out of the
> > computer and monitor and power cables to the radio and computer. There
> > was no change in the noise which is 7khz wide and appears every 50khz or
> > so on almost every band. (Also, my radio and computer equipment is
> > grounded to a ground strap connected to a cold water pipe 4' from my
> > operating desk. )
> >
> > It seems that the problem might lie in the design of the monitor, but
> > I'm trying to avoid buying another one. Has anyone had any success
> > solving this problem? Or, can anyone recommend a different compatible
> > monitor that solved their problems?  Any thoughts on the flat-screen
> > monitors?  I'm quite sure that I'm missing oodles of DX hidden behind
> > these various "walls of noise" :-)
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Paul    kb9yvp
> >
> >
> >
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