[TVARC] Eaton AFCI Circuit breakers- the continuing saga

[John Spoonhower]

All,
I just thought I'd update the group on my recent experiences in trying to
get operational antennas in a Villa community setting. There is also a plea
for help in the following.
First the "good news":
After some few months experimenting with attic-placed antennas for UHF/VHF,
I have settled on a dual band J pole attached to a palm tree about 10 ft.
from the house. The same antenna placed in the attic, activated the smoke
alarms throughout the house. Rather than replacing the smoke detectors, I
opted to use the antenna placed outside and have not seen it necessary to
replace the smoke alarm components. Performance of the external antenna is
better anyway. I can run up to 50 w on VHF and UHF without any issues. This
is good enough to access most ( maybe all) of the local repeaters.
Now for the"bad news", the HF story:
I have had some decent luck with a number of (non attic) "stealth" antennas
on HF, my primary interest is 40-10 meters,; a number of remote tuner-fed
long wire types work OK. I can make contacts, even a few dx contacts mostly
on CW. However all these antennas trip my original Eaton AFCI breakers at
20 W or more RF power. I recall that the club raised this issue with the
villages. I am just wondering about the current status. Are replacement
circuit breakers still available? I am looking for guidance....
73, John
NX2I
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