I have a treadmill in the house and the same thing. Tried to tame it but
w/o any success. So, we don't use the thing untill after sunrise so I can
listen to 80 and 160.
Another cheap piece of Chinese junk..
N7RT
At 03:29 AM 9/5/2007 +0000, Tim Goeppinger wrote:
>This Spring, I had some severe RFI on 40 & 80 meters, and I DF'ed it with my
>car's AM
>radio to my neighbor's house. After questioning them for a while we figured
>out the RFI
>is from their Ironman Inspire Treadmill. The treadmill has a MSRP of $1600,
>but I'm sure they
>paid less. Here it is:
>http://www.ironmanfitness.com/product.php?id=Inspire&cat=treads
>
>My neighbor is very cooperative, and we tried wrapping their power cord
>around the largest
>toroid that Amidon sells, and got in about 6 turns. It reduced the RFI from
>about an S9 to
>an S8. I guess that's about 3 dB, but not enough.
>
>I called the manufacturer, and they gave the usual spiel about buying a
>Radio Shack AC line filter
>for $20. They even suggested opening up the treadmill to install toroids.
>I said "wouldn't
>that void the warranty?". They assured me it would not (Yeah, right).
>
>Where do I go from here?
>
>1. Buy a AC line filter? Is the MFJ one any good?
>
>2. Is there any FCC regulation to fall back on to try to force the
>manufacturer to do something?
>It would be great if they would sell a kit so that a TV repairman could
>install it. (I am not going
>to open the treadmill).
>
>3. In what case will the power company put on a filter where the line meets
>the house?
>Not really their responsibility, is it? But I have heard the treadmill
>under a power line a
>block away, so it is definitely radiating out the power line.
>
>4. Work out a schedule with my neighbor where they agree stay off of the
>treadmill during evenings on the 8 major contest weekends of the year.
>
>Any other ideas? 80m season is coming soon, and I want to be prepared!
>
>Tnx & 73,
>
>Tim K6GEP
>
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