In the CQ 160 Test this weekend, I discovered that RFI could blacken the screen of my new "SONY TFT LCD Color Computer Display SDM M81". There were no problem on all other bands, but on 160, where I
Hi Barry, You might try hanging some 1/4 or 1/8 radials to the RF ground of your shack. I also use my 80 meter dipole on 160 by disconnecting the shield of the coax from ground just outside the shack
Barry, The darkening of your panel sounds like your backlight power supply/inverter is getting RF into it and is being shutdown. These power supplies are analog and therefore more susceptible to inte
Hi Earl, I have two laptops HP5145 that I use in the shack and they have blacked out and don't come back. I can see the display letters but it looks like the backlight is gone like you mention. They