If you have the facility to put your rig on a battery, do so.
At the same time put a dummy load on the antenna input.
I think this is the best place to start. If it isn't quiet after this,
no amout of power line filtering will help...
Dennis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Makins, EI8IC" <ei8ic@eircom.net>
To: "TowerTalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 12:37 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Hum and buzz noise
>
> Perhaps the live and neutral wires have got reversed in your house wiring
?
> Just a guess.
>
> Tim, EI8IC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jerryc" <jerryc@netscope.net>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: 21 July 2001 22:33
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Hum and buzz noise
>
>
> >
> > I realize this is an issue unrelated to towers and antenna construction
> but
> > would greatly appreciate
> > someone pointing me in the direction of info. about powerline or other
> > electrical interference.
> > I am getting video noise in my tv sets (all three), receiver noise
> > (sporadic welding like sounds) and
> > in intermittent (volume goes up and down but never stops) power supply
hum
> > on one transceiver.
> > Have taken the transceiver to two other friends houses and one repair
shop
> > and the hum is gone but
> > always returns when I get back home. I have checked wiring and
installed
> > new grounds. Turned off all power in the house except on the one
circuit
> > the transceiver is on (its 120vac). Tried the same with it on a
different
> > circuit. Still the hum is there. Have unhooked the doorbell, motion
> sensor
> > porch light, and anything else I could think of. Haven't called the
power
> > co. yet. Want to do some
> > research first. They respond slow if at all to radio interference
> > complaints.
> > Thanks for any guidance.
> > JerryC
> > jerryc@netscope.net
> > no call yet (still working on the code)
> >
> >
> >
> >
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