Herb (& others) —
I struggled to keep my 160- and 80-meter RF out of my DSL equipment for a
number of years. Multiple turns of all cables in/out of the DSL modem (Siemens
Speedstream) on #31ferrites, etc. The best progress occurred when I wrapped
the modem in common kitchen aluminum foil and very carefully attached a ground
wire to the foil. (Use very big flat washers on both sides of the foil!) But
I still experienced occasional disconnects.
This past year my telco started supplying Westell Model 7500 DSL modems to new
customers and my favorite telco tech saw that I got one, too. I haven't
observed a single DSL outage since then. And I haven't even wrapped it in
aluminum foil!
Other things that will help:
* If you can do it, relocate your incoming telephone line and/or your
160-meter antenna (and its radial field) for greater separation of the two or
for altered orientation between the two.
* Get your 160 (and perhaps 80) antenna farther from both the outdoor telco
line and the indoor telco lines (i.e., your house).
Bud, W2RU
On Jul 16, 2012, at 9:34 PM, KL7RA wrote:
> I solved this exact problem by blowing up the DSL modem on 160 and
> ACS came out with a new one they said was more RFI proof and it was.
> Westell is on the factory logo.
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