>>From an earlier point:
>>There is a ground lug on the unit but the forest service frowns on > people
>>pounding in ground rods. Is there a more portable solution for a > ground. I
>>have my doubts that it would change anything.<
Why not just use insulated ground wire radials ? Capacitive radials may work
just as well.
Cortland
KA5S
-----Original Message-----
From: <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Sent: Jul 16, 2022 3:57 AM
To: <rfi@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RFI] Portable Generator Noise
On page 23 of this link is a filter that I designed and W6GJB built for our HF
county expeditions for 7QP and CQP. It's designed to be effective from 80M to
10M. It was added to the ARRL Handbook several years ago.
http://k9yc.com/RFI-Ham.pdf
For 6M and above, I suggest following the recommendations for transmitting
chokes wound with RG8-size power cables.
http://k9yc.com/ChokesVHF.pdf
73, Jim K9YC
On 7/15/2022 10:29 PM, Mike Fatchett W0MU wrote:
> I purchased a small quiet off brand 1900 watt continuous generator with > eco
> mode. It generates a lot of rfi. I used it at a POTA activation > last
> weekend and it was tolerable by moving the antenna as far away from > the
> generator as possible. Putting it under heavier load did not seem > to make
> any difference nor did decreasing the load.
> > There is a ground lug on the unit but the forest service frowns on > people
> > pounding in ground rods. Is there a more portable solution for a > ground.
> > I have my doubts that it would change anything. I should try > hooking it
> > up here at home and find out.
> > > WEN 56235i Super Quiet 2350-Watt Portable Inverter Generator with Fuel >
> > > Shut Off, CARB Compliant, Ultra Lightweight, Black
> > > I did have some big clamp ons and I put them on the extension cord and >
> > > that seemed to help some. I could only get 2 to 3 turns through the >
> > > clamp ons and I had two. Maybe I need far more turns? I did not the >
> > > cabling handy to hookup directly to the car battery to see if the >
> > > extension cord was the radiator or if it was all coming out of the >
> > > generator.
> > Has anyone had any luck quieting them down?
> > W0MU
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