>On Mon, 15 Dec 2003, R.Measures wrote:
>
>> ** GFI breakers have a reputation for RF detection, so some ferrite
>> beads and bypass caps may be needed. To pass NEC, the bypass caps must
>> be 1400VDC-rated. If you want your station to be fully NEC-compliant,
>> the smallest wire gauge allowed for radio antennas is 14-gauge.
>
>I regularly trip my GFI breaker when on 160 with 500+ watts output.
** Why not replace it with a plain-vanilla circuit breaker?
>Annoying. I finally broke down and have a cron job that emails a reminder
>to me to check the breaker in the morning before my wife decides to use
>the hair dryer in the bathroom.
** Does she use the hair-dryer whilst in the tub?
cheers, J.
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