Re: Topband: More noise

[WT2P - CJ Johnson <fredwt2p@gmail.com>]

Those cheap Baofeng chargers also generate a lot of noise on 160. Was 
sitting here wondering why tonight my noise level was S6 when it was S2 
last night. Unplugged that piece of junk and noise is gone.

Makes me want to throw the whole thing away, caused me a good 1-2 hours 
of frustration.
wt2p

On 1/28/2017 5:14 PM, Mike Waters wrote:
> LOTS of wall chargers are very bad. :-)
>
> Often, making a toroid choke by wrapping about 14t of the cord around a
> 2.4" OD type 31 ferrite core will kill the noise.
>
> 73, Mike
> www.w0btu.com
>
> On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 3:33 PM, James Wolf <jbwolf@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Nook wall chargers are also very bad.
> > Jim - KR9U
> >
> > It turns out the the XYL was using a new (aftermarket) charger for her
> > Galaxy Note 4 phone.  This one was really bad.
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