[Ham-Computers] Re: [Boatanchors] hash w/o the corned beef

Ron w8ron at stratos.net
Tue Jan 23 10:13:06 EST 2007


In some cases, placing a core /choke on a ground lead makes things worse 
where capacitive coupling occurs.
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Ron


Al Parker wrote:

>Hi Jeff,
>    I agree with Tony, get cores over every wire that comes out.  Lotsa
>fun, huh?
>    In my shack/computer room, the computer monitor was a big culprit, put
>a birdie right at 14.300, on top of the MM Net.  I sniffed around it,
>tried to shield it, etc, gave up.  I trashed it & bought an LCD monitor,
>it's nice and quiet, and nice to look at.
>73,
>Al, W8UT
>New Bern, NC
>BoatAnchors appreciated here
>http://www.boatanchors.org
>http://www.hammarlund.info
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "jeff" <jeffv at op.net>
>To: <ShortwaveRadios at yahoogroups.com>
>Cc: "boatanchors" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; "Computers (or other)
>used for amateur radio, communications, or experimenting"
><ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>; "ham help group"
><HamRadioHelpGroup at yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 4:12 PM
>Subject: [Boatanchors] hash w/o the corned beef
>
>
>  
>
>>My computers are wreaking havoc upon my radios.
>>
>>I just tried putting some ferrite donuts around the power cords,
>>resulting in a zero db reduction.  I might as well have eaten them.  I
>>have an indoor loop and outdoor antenna; switching makes no difference.
>>
>>I'm going to try reorienting them, but what other practical solutions
>>are there?  I'm not limited to one room, but since I spend a lot of time
>>there, I'd prefer to have radios and computers both in the room.
>>
>>Face it - it would be pretty silly to try tuning a radio in the next
>>room.
>>
>>
>>
>>Thanks,
>>jeff
>>
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