[TVARC] RF & Circuit Breakers

[Tom Crawford]

Hi Eric,
I remember that email and I’m sure someone will come up with the lead you’re looking for, but I’m just going to share a thought I’ve had. 

I’ve looked in my attic in consideration of doing the same. 

I realized that much of the wiring is run high off the floor of the attic. I couldn’t see a route that I could theorize would avoid having the house wiring not, at some point, act as either as a director or reflector of a sloppily constructed yagi. 

I began thinking maybe a short dipole running perpendicular to most of the wiring for 6 or 2 meters???

I know guys have made attic antennas work, but it may just be that that initial pulse feels like the imbalance in the wiring that the GFI is supposed to protect you from. 

The cheapest first thing to try might be a good choke balun at the feed point- if there isn’t already one there. 

I wish you luck and will look forward to (hopefully) hearing of your solution. 

73,
Tom,
W3TMC 


>> On May 4, 2020, at 11:26 AM, EJ <reply.male at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>    I set up my wire antenna in the attic. I did as much shielding, bonding, and grounding as I could. I pressed the microphone button in order to pollute 17M with 100 watts of rabid electrons and every ground fault breaker in the electrical panel tripped. 
>    I remember hearing about his problem but I do not recall the the solution. 
> 
>    Thank you,
> Eric Nihill
> K2BUI
> V/o Hillsbourogh

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