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Re: Topband: Common mode chokes

To: "'Thomas Damboldt'" <Thomas.Damboldt@T-Online.de>, <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: Common mode chokes
From: "Craig D. Smith" <craig@powersmith.net>
Reply-to: craig@powersmith.net
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:34:18 -0600
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<> If I connect my receiver
<> with a very short feedline (say 1m), to the antenna, I should
<> not be receiving much common mode noise. Is that true?

I believe it should be true.  But, in this case the RX antenna will be very
close to your shack/house and will pick up a lot more differential mode
noise.  Keeping it some distance from noise sources and using a common-mode
choke on the feedline should give you better results.

        73     Craig    AC0DS
              

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