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Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage

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Subject: Re: Topband: Commond mode choke for Beverage
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 19:03:38 -0700
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On Mon,10/12/2015 1:27 PM, JC wrote:
It works like a voltage divider where the impedance to ground should be lower 
as possible to give you more attenuation  like 1k/500ohms versus 1K/5 ohms 
divider.

Yes.

But to expand on this -- often the interference is coupled into a gain stage or RX by a Pin One Problem. ALWAYS make the first connection of any cable shield to the shielding enclosure of EVERY active device. Follow this rule regardless of the function of the cable -- input, output, control line, RF or audio.

It's also good practice to bring RX antennas into the shack via the same grounding panel used for TX antennas. And that panel must be tied to local ground rods, those rods bonded to all other grounds, to the shack desk, etc.

73, Jim K9YC
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