Hi guys I have recently added a 160m amp to my station and have created an RFI problem I cant solve. When I transmit on 160 with any more than 150 watts, the GE electric stove in the kitchen ALARMS a
Try several clamp on toroids first. Four spaced on the cord to the plug and run a separate ground wire from the stove chassis to a close by ground rod. Also you could try to put some .01 at 600 volts
Hello Jay! Have you tried putting a string of "RF Suppression Snap-On Ferrites" on the power cord? Are the dimensions of the cord such that it is possible to use "RF Suppression Snap-On Ferrites"? Th
Jay If you use snap-on ferrites, make sure they are #31 mix. 31 mix is substantially better than others (like 47 mix) at 160m. When I had a vertical on the roof at my So Cal house, I would reset my D
Bob, I had to chuckle about your experience on triggering all that stuff in the house. :-) Although not HF band RF interference but I solved an RFI issue on 2 meters with snap on ferrites also. When
Thanks to all the guys who answered my query seems unanimous that I should add Mix 31 Ferrites to the stove ac feed so just ordered them from DX engineering shud be installed and tested by the end of
Another thing that might help if the ferrites don't do the job is to run a wire from a series variable capacitor and variable/tapped inductor, to the stove or possibly to the metal conduit the wires
The product that does this is the MFJ Artificial Ground. Costs about $160. Good luck. Art Delibert, KB3FJO Another thing that might help if the ferrites don't do the job is to run a wire from a serie
I thought I should add some photos of what he made. His was a bit more complex with a transformer and bridge rectifier. Mine was more basic & I used a roller inductor but it did the job. I didn't shr