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1. Re: [RFI] MFJ-856 (score: 1)
Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:38:18 -0400
OTOH, for less money, you can buy a shirt-pocket handi with 2-band transmit capability and AM receive capability on the aircraft band. I built a 136-mhz moxon (from QST} out of hardware store aluminu
/archives//html/RFI/2012-04/msg00058.html (9,348 bytes)

2. Re: [RFI] MFJ-856 (score: 1)
Author: Pete Smith <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:40:45 -0400
I thought about mentioning that at the time I wrote my last message. I included a simple variable attenuator - no need for calibrated attenuation - so that I could reduce the signal enough to get a g
/archives//html/RFI/2012-04/msg00060.html (13,298 bytes)

3. [RFI] USB qrm - what to do? (score: 1)
Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 07:31:36 -0400
My shack computer has 6 different USB devices attached. When I disconnect all but the keyboard, it cuts the background noise level on 160M by a whopping 25 dB, from S9+18 down to S8 (as monitored by
/archives//html/RFI/2017-03/msg00019.html (7,373 bytes)

4. [RFI] Update - USB RFI (score: 1)
Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 08:52:15 -0400
Plugged each of my usb devices into the computer separately, and discovered that most of the RFI is coming from the cable to my Seagate USB hard drive. It is a USB 3.0 device fed off a USB 2.0 port,
/archives//html/RFI/2017-03/msg00039.html (7,346 bytes)

5. [RFI] More on 160 M RFI - significance of hum bands (score: 1)
Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 18:29:29 -0400
I'm having more trouble than I expected localizing my power-line interference. In particular, one component of the interference varies from almost negligible to whopping big, as visualized on HDSDR,
/archives//html/RFI/2017-03/msg00094.html (8,569 bytes)

6. [RFI] Generac Load-Shedder RFI (score: 1)
Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2017 10:19:39 -0400
We recently installed a whole-house auto-start Generac generator at our house. Since the generator can't handle all of our 220 volt machines simultaneously, in the unlikely event they all were on whi
/archives//html/RFI/2017-04/msg00021.html (7,280 bytes)

7. [RFI] Is My Radio Possessed? (score: 1)
Author: N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:32:24 -0400
73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at <http://reversebeacon.net>, now spotting RTTY activity worldwide. For spots, please use your favorite "retail" DX cluster. Looking for an explana
/archives//html/RFI/2017-08/msg00021.html (7,548 bytes)

8. [RFI] 2 cables one toroid (score: 1)
Author: N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2017 10:27:57 -0400
Is it permissible to wind two shielded audio cables on the same toroid?  I'm running out of #31 toroids and want to fix RF pickup on the USB input of my sound card before I can get more. -- 73, Pete
/archives//html/RFI/2017-08/msg00031.html (6,528 bytes)

9. [RFI] Visualizing Line Noise (score: 1)
Author: N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 22:28:06 -0500
I recently ran across a neat little program called Soundcard Scope, which displays 0-20,000 Hz either oscilloscope style or as a vertical bar chart by the amount of energy on a given frequency. It se
/archives//html/RFI/2017-12/msg00043.html (6,808 bytes)

10. Re: [RFI] Dishwasher (score: 1)
Author: N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 21:43:33 -0500
Well, for what it's worth I just replaced a 10-year-old Kitchenaid, which had a failed microswitch, on a pushbutton switch board that was declared "unavailable."  Tried swapping in another switch (fr
/archives//html/RFI/2018-01/msg00097.html (10,435 bytes)

11. [RFI] Flat-screen monitor noise (score: 1)
Author: N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2018 07:32:04 -0500
I've been tracking down some intermittent, severe RFI, using a portable short-wave radio to identify possible in-house sources..  I just put the antenna of the radio next to the screen of my monitor
/archives//html/RFI/2018-01/msg00112.html (6,884 bytes)

12. Re: [RFI] Wholesale installation of free solar panels in MI? (score: 1)
Author: N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2018 07:45:12 -0500
They are marketing something similar in this area - as I understand it, you commit to a 20-year lease, paying them every month, and what you get is reduced electric bills that may (or may not)offset
/archives//html/RFI/2018-02/msg00086.html (9,147 bytes)

13. [RFI] 8 KHz spurs across much of amateur spectrum (score: 1)
Author: N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 07:42:00 -0400
This may be a fool's errand, but just in case - I have discovered relatively pure carriers every 8 KHz 2-28 MHz (not heard on 160), tapering in strength as the frequencies get higher.  I assume some
/archives//html/RFI/2018-03/msg00029.html (7,344 bytes)

14. Re: [RFI] Connectors for 1/2" tinned copper braid strap? (score: 1)
Author: N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 08:14:24 -0400
A question that doesn't seem to have been raised is whether this is a good material for HF grounding.  I just verified my memory that W8JI questioned that, because of the multiple fine wire construct
/archives//html/RFI/2018-03/msg00047.html (9,608 bytes)

15. [RFI] HomePlug OK? (score: 1)
Author: N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2018 16:32:23 -0400
I am having a lot of trouble with my Comcast wifi's range.  The tech recommends going to a Homeplug system to connect my router to my computers.  The latest version claims gigabit speeds, but I'd set
/archives//html/RFI/2018-09/msg00000.html (6,395 bytes)

16. [RFI] Bonding to a PC (score: 1)
Author: N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 14:34:33 -0500
I want to try to manage RFI in my shack, among other things, by bonding all chassis together, including my shack computer, but the question has come up - where can I find chassis ground on a PC witho
/archives//html/RFI/2019-02/msg00084.html (6,802 bytes)

17. Re: [RFI] toyota Rav4 Hybrid (score: 1)
Author: N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 9 May 2019 16:17:11 -0400
Sounds interesting - details? 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at <http://reversebeacon.net>, now spotting RTTY activity worldwide. For spots, please use your favorite "retail" DX c
/archives//html/RFI/2019-05/msg00010.html (7,990 bytes)

18. [RFI] NanoVNA was:Re: What an interesting article... (score: 1)
Author: N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2019 20:41:51 -0400
Gosh, that NanoVNA reminds me of being in the market for a new multimeter last year- there must have been 50 available, but the majority of them clearly came out of the same factory.  Check Amazon's
/archives//html/RFI/2019-10/msg00003.html (7,950 bytes)

19. [RFI] Monitor hash (score: 1)
Author: N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2019 21:18:28 -0500
I have two Asus 27" LCD monitors, one of which I have had for a while; the other is new.  Today I was getting organized for a little noise research and had my portable SW radio on the desk right in f
/archives//html/RFI/2019-11/msg00017.html (7,186 bytes)

20. Re: [RFI] Help finding a source (score: 1)
Author: N4ZR <n4zr@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2019 10:58:42 -0500
FWIW, I built a 136-MHz Moxon from a QST article <QST_Mar_2001_p32-36> to use with an Icom handi-talkie which covers the AM aircraft band. The idea is that the Moxon has a deep dip in the rear which
/archives//html/RFI/2019-12/msg00027.html (24,768 bytes)


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