[Elecraft] Plasma TV Noise any ideas on how to filter it out.

Steve Ellington n4lq at carolina.rr.com
Thu Nov 25 09:48:55 EST 2010


Will 14.3 Mhz distroy the plasma's power supply?
N4LQ
Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF" <vk4bof.elecraft at gmail.com>
To: <don at w3fpr.com>; <goldtr8 at charter.net>
Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 12:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Plasma TV Noise any ideas on how to filter it out.


> My pet hate!
> My 3 next door neighbours each have at least 2 of the damned plasma TV's.
> There is not alot you can do except to complain to the FCC / ACMA / 
> whatever your liocencing body is called about the interference.
> There's a reason that they (Plasma TV's) have been banned in the EU zone, 
> now you know what is was.
> I do have it on good authority that a transmission at high power on or 
> about 14.3MHz does wonders for the Plasma's power supplies though.
> maybe that me be an option.
>
> Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF
> Innisfail, QLD, Australia
> Elecraft K3# 4257
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: goldtr8 at charter.net
>  To: don at w3fpr.com
>  Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>  Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 12:17 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Plasma TV Noise any ideas on how to filter it 
> out.
>
>
>  Its my wifes TV I have to live with it.
>
>
>
>
>  On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
>
>  > Don,
>  >
>  > Plasma TVs are like that - sounds like you need to line up for the
>  > Black Friday deals on TVs on Friday :-)
>  >
>  > 73,
>  > Don W3FPR
>  >
>  > On 11/24/2010 8:10 PM, goldtr8 at charter.net wrote:
>  >> When our plasma TV is on it has a very strong interference that no
>  >> combination of the NB, NR, or Filters have any effect on the K3.
>  >>
>  >> I am wondering if an active audio filtering system such as the DHL
>  >> out
>  >> of England may help.
>  >>
>  >> I have searched the web for ideas and I have not found anything for
>  >> ideas on how to elemiante this problem.
>  >>
>  >> One thing I know for sure is that I took a day off and unplugged the
>  >> TV
>  >> and the bands were all workable today.  Ok I could hear but I need
>  >> some
>  >> more kick to be heard.
>  >>
>  >> KD8NNU
>  >> Don
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