[Elecraft] Laptop charger qrm

Leo Starrenburg PA5LS [email protected]
Mon Mar 4 16:27:00 2002


> after some investigation I found the source of qrm on 80m on my K2 to
be
> the build-in charger of my older Compaq laptop pc wich I use for
> logging.
>

Thanks to Marvin K8XU I now have the answer: just feed the laptop with
the desired voltage from an H.F. friendly power supply.

I didn't consider this idea because an earlier laptop -even older- had
an internal switching converter which was "all over the bands" even when
fed of a battery. The Compaq runs silent on a battery, a fact I
overlooked !

73' Leo.