[PCR-1000] PCR-1000 Front end overload

[R. J. Grasser]

First off ground your radio at the "in ground" side of your water pipe.
Your house wiring, or the power meter may not be anything more than a
"floating ground".

If you have the money, buy an MFJ-1045C active preselector ($67.00 on the
web), as it has a very sharp cutoff notch filter.

We also have a 50 KW station about 7 miles from us, but using the 1045C in
conjunction with my H-800 active antenna (10 Khz to 50 Mhz) from LF
Engineering, and my ST-2 broadband vertical array (30 Mhz to 1.3 Ghz), I can
totally eliminate the offending AM station, and its images/harmonics.

RJ (rgrasser at frontiernet.net)

Rochester, NY
----- Original Message -----
From: "DB Nicholson" <d_nicholson at bellsouth.net>
To: <pcr-1000 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 12:09 PM
Subject: [PCR-1000] PCR-1000 Front end overload


I live less than 3 air miles from a 50kw AM station (WBT - 1110).  Front end
overload makes AM band reception useless.  I am using a longwire abt 30'
above ground.  Radio is grounded using the house ground at power meter.
Someone once suggested using an RC filter to shunt 1110 to ground, but I'm
not sure what components to use, etc.  Any help would be appreciated!
TIA,
Dave
Charlotte, NC
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