[ICOM] Wired vs Wireless Routers for RFI

[KD5SFA]

what kind of cable ?  cat 5 or cat 6 ?
Have you tried grounding the shield if present ?

-----Original Message-----
>From: John Geiger <n5ten at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Jan 9, 2008 12:30 PM
>To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [ICOM] Wired vs Wireless Routers for RFI
>
>Tried a couple of chokes last week with no luck.
>
>
>--- KD5SFA <divenut1 at sprynet.com> wrote:
>
>>  Are you running cat 5 or cat 6 cable ?  Any luck
>> trying ferrite beads or snap on ferrite chokes ?  
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> >From: John Geiger <n5ten at yahoo.com>
>> >Sent: Jan 9, 2008 12:16 PM
>> >To: rfi at contesting.com, yaesu at contesting.com,
>> icom at mailman.qth.net, yaesu at mailman.qth.net,
>> ft100 at yahoogroups.com
>> >Subject: [ICOM] Wired vs Wireless Routers for RFI
>> >
>> >I have tried 3 different wireless routers(Linksys,
>> >Netgear, and Ativa) and all 3 have put birdies on
>> the
>> >20 meter band (maybe other places, but it is so bad
>> on
>> >20m I gave up and didn't check other bands).  I was
>> >using them in a wired fashion, and all 3 put
>> birdies
>> >on the same frequencies, which makes me think that
>> it
>> >is something related to the workings of the router.
>> 
>> >The ethernet wires I have run around the house are
>> >radiating the birdies, as they disappear when I
>> >disconnect the wires.  However, I cannot afford to
>> go
>> >wireless right now with buying all of the wireless
>> >equipment.
>> >
>> >Are wired routers using exactly the same circuitry
>> >(meaning they cause the same birdies) or have
>> people
>> >found wired routers to be quieter RF wise.  I will
>> >probably break down and try one anyways, but
>> thought I
>> >would try to get some feedback first.
>> >
>> >I am back to using my ethernet hub which is quiet
>> with
>> >the ethernet wires running around the house, but
>> the
>> >ISP will only give me 2 IP addresses, so the
>> computer
>> >sitting next to the radio hasn't been connected to
>> the
>> >internet for a couple of weeks.
>> >
>> >73s John AA5JG
>> >
>> >
>> >     
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